| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nolan Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnnie Scheffer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Rolfe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Gorski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roger Willett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Wiley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Moises Figueroa (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joey Graham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Hyde (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe inbounds the ball | 44-39 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Hyde takes the ball from Nicholas Rolfe | 44-39 |
| 19:34 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 19:33 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 19:21 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Robert Gorski and the foul's on Willie Hyde - foul #2 on Willie Hyde, team foul #1 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Jackson (PF) Joey Graham | |
| 19:21 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 19:09 | UTEP | Roger Willett buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Moises Figueroa | 47-42 |
| 19:03 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller is hacked by Larry Wiley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Wiley, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones (SG), Arnold Francisco (SF), Jamie Edwards (PF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Johnnie Scheffer, Nicholas Rolfe, Robert Gorski, Ronald Kennedy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (PG), Phil Sprankle (SF), James Neu (C) Roger Willett, Moises Figueroa, Willie Hyde | |
| 18:39 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Jamie Edwards is blocked by James Neu | 47-42 |
| 18:37 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson grabs the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 18:12 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 18:10 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 17:51 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Terrell Jones | 49-42 |
| 17:49 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle is fouled in the backcourt by Terrell Jones - foul #1 on Terrell Jones, team foul #1 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church (PG), Johnnie Scheffer (SG), Carlos Anderson (SF), Robert Gorski (PF), Walter Bjork (C) Nolan Miller, Terrell Jones, Arnold Francisco, Jamie Edwards, Rodrick Peterson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Cochran (PG), Moises Figueroa (SF), Joey Graham (PF), Willie Hyde (C) Jason Stadtmiller, Phil Sprankle, David Jackson, James Neu | |
| 17:31 | UTEP | Joey Graham is open and scores on a jump hook from the right block | 49-44 |
| 17:28 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Bjork throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe (SF), Ronald Kennedy (C) Carlos Anderson, Walter Bjork | |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Sepe (PF) Joey Graham | |
| 17:12 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 17:11 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 17:08 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer loses the dribble to Willie Hyde in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| 16:45 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 16:44 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 16:19 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Wiley steals the ball from Charles Church | 49-44 |
| 16:11 | UTEP | Larry Wiley connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Sepe | 49-46 |
| 15:57 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 49-46 |
| 15:56 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Willie Hyde | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Charles Church (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Johnnie Scheffer (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Rolfe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Gorski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Kennedy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Matthew Cochran (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Wiley (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Moises Figueroa (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Sepe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Willie Hyde (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:52 | UTEP | Larry Wiley misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 49-46 |
| 15:51 | UTEP | Willie Hyde misses the tip | 49-46 |
| 15:50 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 15:28 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe misses the lay-in | 49-46 |
| 15:26 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 15:12 | UTEP | Johnnie Scheffer steps in front of the Larry Wiley pass | 49-46 |
| 15:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 14:59 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy snags the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 14:48 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-46 |
| 14:46 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Moises Figueroa | 49-46 |
| 14:38 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa's pass is intercepted by Ronald Kennedy | 49-46 |
| 14:24 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer comes up short on the shot from the left side | 49-46 |
| 14:22 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy tips it but misses | 49-46 |
| 14:21 | UTEP | Willie Hyde grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 14:14 | UTEP | Larry Wiley connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Moises Figueroa | 49-49 |
| 13:59 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe is called for traveling | 49-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller (PG), Terrell Jones (SG), Arnold Francisco (SF), Jamie Edwards (PF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Charles Church, Johnnie Scheffer, Nicholas Rolfe, Robert Gorski, Ronald Kennedy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG), Jason Stadtmiller (SG), Phil Sprankle (SF), Joey Graham (PF), David Jackson (C) Matthew Cochran, Larry Wiley, Moises Figueroa, Daniel Sepe, Willie Hyde | |
| 13:43 | UTEP | Joey Graham is open and buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jason Stadtmiller | 49-51 |
| 13:19 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 13:18 | UTEP | The rebound goes to David Jackson | 49-51 |
| 13:06 | UTEP | David Jackson misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Rodrick Peterson - foul #1 on Rodrick Peterson, team foul #2 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson (SF), Walter Bjork (PF) Arnold Francisco, Rodrick Peterson | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Eyre (PG), James Neu (C) Roger Willett, Joey Graham | |
| 13:06 | UTEP | David Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 13:06 | UTEP | David Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 13:06 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 12:49 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 49-51 |
| 12:47 | UTEP | David Eyre grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 12:29 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carlos Anderson - foul #1 on Carlos Anderson, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joey Graham (PF) David Jackson | |
| 12:29 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 12:29 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 12:22 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Bjork misses short on a turnaround from close range | 49-52 |
| 12:21 | UTEP | David Eyre gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 12:02 | UTEP | David Eyre misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 12:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nolan Miller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrell Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carlos Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Bjork (fairly fresh) C - Jamie Edwards (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - David Eyre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Stadtmiller (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phil Sprankle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joey Graham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - James Neu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards drills a fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on James Neu - foul #2 on James Neu, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (SG), Nicholas Rolfe (SF), Robert Gorski (PF) Terrell Jones, Carlos Anderson, Walter Bjork | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG), Larry Wiley (SG), Moises Figueroa (SF), David Jackson (C) David Eyre, Jason Stadtmiller, Phil Sprankle, James Neu | |
| 11:35 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 11:16 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa loses the dribble to Nicholas Rolfe | 52-52 |
| 11:14 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe is hacked by David Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Jackson, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson (C) Jamie Edwards | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 11:04 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe connects on the floater in the paint | 54-52 |
| 11:02 | UTEP | Nicholas Rolfe takes the ball from Larry Wiley in the backcourt | 54-52 |
| 11:01 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller lays it up and in set up by Nicholas Rolfe | 56-52 |
| 10:37 | UTEP | Roger Willett misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 10:35 | UTEP | David Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 10:22 | UTEP | Joey Graham is hacked by Nolan Miller - foul #3 on Nolan Miller, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones (SG), Ronald Kennedy (C) Nolan Miller, Rodrick Peterson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (SG), Phil Sprankle (SF), Willie Hyde (C) Larry Wiley, Moises Figueroa, David Jackson | |
| 10:03 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-55 |
| 09:58 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Willett is called for the reach on Arnold Francisco in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Willett, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer (SG), Carlos Anderson (SF) Nicholas Rolfe, Robert Gorski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Sepe (PF) Joey Graham | |
| 09:49 | Southern Mississippi | Phil Sprankle is called for the reach on Carlos Anderson - foul #3 on Phil Sprankle, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller (PG) Arnold Francisco | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-55 |
| 09:31 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson misses the tip | 56-55 |
| 09:29 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Daniel Sepe | 56-55 |
| 09:23 | UTEP | Roger Willett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-55 |
| 09:22 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 09:06 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 09:04 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller tips it home | 58-55 |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Johnnie Scheffer is called for the reach on Phil Sprankle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnnie Scheffer, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (SG), Nicholas Rolfe (SF), Walter Bjork (PF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Johnnie Scheffer, Carlos Anderson, Terrell Jones, Ronald Kennedy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Wiley (SG), David Jackson (PF), James Neu (C) Jason Stadtmiller, Daniel Sepe, Willie Hyde | |
| 08:51 | UTEP | Walter Bjork steals it from Phil Sprankle | 58-55 |
| 08:47 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller double dribbles in the backcourt | 58-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Moises Figueroa (SF) Phil Sprankle | |
| 08:34 | UTEP | Roger Willett connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Wiley | 58-57 |
| 08:30 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Moises Figueroa - foul #3 on Moises Figueroa, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones (SG), Jamie Edwards (C) Nolan Miller, Rodrick Peterson | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Eyre (PG) Roger Willett | |
| 08:30 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 08:30 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 08:02 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Wiley | 60-59 |
| 08:00 | Southern Mississippi | David Eyre steals the ball from Terrell Jones in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| 07:59 | UTEP | David Eyre lays it up and in | 60-61 |
| 07:47 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Terrell Jones | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Arnold Francisco (tiring) SG - Terrell Jones (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Nicholas Rolfe (tired) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Bjork (fairly fresh) C - Jamie Edwards (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - David Eyre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Wiley (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Moises Figueroa (tired) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Jackson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Neu (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:45 | UTEP | Terrell Jones takes the ball from Larry Wiley in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| 07:43 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones hits the finger roll | 64-61 |
| 07:21 | UTEP | David Jackson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 07:19 | UTEP | James Neu grabs the offensive board | 64-61 |
| 07:19 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller (PG), Johnnie Scheffer (SG), Carlos Anderson (SF), Robert Gorski (PF), Ronald Kennedy (C) Arnold Francisco, Terrell Jones, Nicholas Rolfe, Walter Bjork, Jamie Edwards | |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Cochran (PG), Phil Sprankle (SF), Daniel Sepe (PF), Willie Hyde (C) David Eyre, Moises Figueroa, David Jackson, James Neu | |
| 07:12 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Matthew Cochran | 64-63 |
| 06:52 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 06:50 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 06:29 | UTEP | Larry Wiley misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 64-63 |
| 06:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| 06:20 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Cochran steps in front of the Johnnie Scheffer pass in the backcourt | 64-63 |
| 06:12 | UTEP | Nolan Miller is called for the reach on Matthew Cochran - foul #4 on Nolan Miller, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church (SG), Walter Bjork (PF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Johnnie Scheffer, Robert Gorski, Ronald Kennedy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG), Jason Stadtmiller (SG), Joey Graham (PF) Matthew Cochran, Larry Wiley, Daniel Sepe | |
| 06:05 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 06:04 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 05:52 | Southern Mississippi | Joey Graham steals the ball from Carlos Anderson | 64-63 |
| 05:32 | UTEP | Willie Hyde can't finish the uncontested layup | 64-63 |
| 05:31 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| 05:25 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Bjork makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Nolan Miller and he's fouled by Joey Graham - foul #1 on Joey Graham, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (PG), Terrell Jones (SG), Nicholas Rolfe (SF), Robert Gorski (PF) Nolan Miller, Charles Church, Carlos Anderson, Rodrick Peterson | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Eyre (PG), Moises Figueroa (SF) Roger Willett, Phil Sprankle | |
| 05:25 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Bjork makes the free throw | 67-63 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 67-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards (C) Walter Bjork | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:02 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 69-63 |
| 04:45 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Jamie Edwards - foul #2 on Jamie Edwards, team foul #7 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller (PG), Johnnie Scheffer (SG), Ronald Kennedy (C) Arnold Francisco, Nicholas Rolfe, Jamie Edwards | |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Cochran (PG), Daniel Sepe (PF), James Neu (C) David Eyre, Joey Graham, Willie Hyde | |
| 04:45 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller misses the free throw | 69-66 |
| 04:45 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 04:29 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones misses long on a floater from the right side | 69-66 |
| 04:27 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones gets the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 04:27 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson (SF), Walter Bjork (PF) Terrell Jones, Robert Gorski | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Eyre (PG), Phil Sprankle (SF) Jason Stadtmiller, Moises Figueroa | |
| 04:14 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 69-66 |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy hits the follow up shot | 71-66 |
| 04:05 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 04:03 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Walter Bjork | 71-66 |
| 03:54 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 71-66 |
| 03:52 | UTEP | David Eyre grabs the board | 71-66 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle's layup is rejected by Ronald Kennedy | 71-66 |
| 03:43 | UTEP | David Eyre grabs the offensive rebound | 71-66 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nolan Miller (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Johnnie Scheffer (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carlos Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Bjork (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Kennedy (tired) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - David Eyre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Matthew Cochran (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Phil Sprankle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Sepe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Neu (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran loses the ball out of bounds | 71-66 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church (PG), Arnold Francisco (SG), Nicholas Rolfe (SF), Robert Gorski (PF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Nolan Miller, Johnnie Scheffer, Carlos Anderson, Walter Bjork, Ronald Kennedy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG), Larry Wiley (SG), Moises Figueroa (SF), David Jackson (PF), Willie Hyde (C) David Eyre, Matthew Cochran, Phil Sprankle, Daniel Sepe, James Neu | |
| 03:02 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 71-66 |
| 03:01 | UTEP | The rebound goes to David Jackson | 71-66 |
| 02:58 | UTEP | Arnold Francisco is called for the reach on Larry Wiley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arnold Francisco, team foul #8 | 71-66 |
| 02:58 | UTEP | Larry Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 02:58 | UTEP | Larry Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 02:58 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson gets the rebound | 71-67 |
| 02:56 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Wiley takes the ball from Charles Church in the backcourt | 71-67 |
| 02:43 | UTEP | Roger Willett clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 02:42 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe grabs the board | 71-67 |
| 02:38 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Willett - foul #3 on Roger Willett, team foul #9 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones (SG), Jamie Edwards (C) Nicholas Rolfe, Rodrick Peterson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Sprankle (SF), Joey Graham (PF) Moises Figueroa, Willie Hyde | |
| 02:38 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 02:38 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Terrell Jones is called for the reach on Larry Wiley - foul #2 on Terrell Jones, team foul #9 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller (PG), Carlos Anderson (SF), Walter Bjork (PF) Charles Church, Arnold Francisco, Robert Gorski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (PG), Daniel Sepe (PF) Roger Willett, Joey Graham | |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Larry Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Larry Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:50 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Wiley picks off the pass by Walter Bjork | 73-69 |
| 01:45 | UTEP | Larry Wiley lays it up and in | 73-71 |
| 01:23 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Sepe is called for the reach on Walter Bjork - foul #1 on Daniel Sepe, team foul #10 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer (SG), Nicholas Rolfe (SF), Ronald Kennedy (C) Terrell Jones, Carlos Anderson, Jamie Edwards | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG), Moises Figueroa (SF), Joey Graham (PF), Willie Hyde (C) Jason Stadtmiller, Phil Sprankle, Daniel Sepe, David Jackson | |
| 01:23 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Bjork makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:23 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Bjork misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:23 | UTEP | Joey Graham gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| 01:13 | UTEP | Roger Willett buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Wiley | 74-73 |
| 01:13 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski (PF) Walter Bjork | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Roger Willett - foul #4 on Roger Willett, team foul #11 | 74-73 |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe misses the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:23 | UTEP | Larry Wiley is hacked by Ronald Kennedy - foul #2 on Ronald Kennedy, team foul #10 | 75-73 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-73 |
| 00:23 | UTEP | Larry Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:23 | UTEP | Larry Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski double dribbles | 75-75 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nolan Miller (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Johnnie Scheffer (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Rolfe (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Gorski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Kennedy (tiring) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roger Willett (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Larry Wiley (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SF - Moises Figueroa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joey Graham (tired) 6 pts. C - Willie Hyde (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy wins the tip | 75-75 |
| 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) | |
| 04:47 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 75-75 |
| 04:45 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-75 |
| 04:29 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski misses the jumpshot from the right side | 75-75 |
| 04:28 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe tips it in | 77-75 |
| 04:05 | UTEP | The jumper by Moises Figueroa is denied by Nicholas Rolfe | 77-75 |
| 04:03 | UTEP | Willie Hyde misses the tip | 77-75 |
| 04:02 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Gorski | 77-75 |
| 03:47 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 80-75 |
| 03:27 | UTEP | Roger Willett is hacked by Nolan Miller - foul #5 on Nolan Miller, team foul #11 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (PG), Charles Church (SG), Carlos Anderson (SF), Jamie Edwards (PF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Nolan Miller, Johnnie Scheffer, Nicholas Rolfe, Robert Gorski, Ronald Kennedy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (SG), Phil Sprankle (SF), Daniel Sepe (PF), James Neu (C) Larry Wiley, Moises Figueroa, Joey Graham, Willie Hyde | |
| 03:27 | UTEP | Roger Willett makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 03:27 | UTEP | Roger Willett makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 03:11 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 83-77 |
| 03:07 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Phil Sprankle | 83-80 |
| 02:53 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 83-80 |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco grabs the offensive rebound | 83-80 |
| 02:40 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson is whistled for a carry | 83-80 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones (SG), Walter Bjork (PF) Charles Church, Rodrick Peterson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Cochran (PG), David Jackson (C) Roger Willett, James Neu | |
| 02:22 | UTEP | David Jackson misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 83-80 |
| 02:21 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Bjork pulls down the rebound | 83-80 |
| 02:08 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Bjork is by himself and knocks in the shot from the baseline | 85-80 |
| 01:43 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe is open and buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Cochran | 85-82 |
| 01:39 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 85-82 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer (SG), Nicholas Rolfe (SF), Robert Gorski (PF), Ronald Kennedy (C) Terrell Jones, Carlos Anderson, Walter Bjork, Jamie Edwards | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG), Larry Wiley (SG), Moises Figueroa (SF), Joey Graham (PF), Willie Hyde (C) Matthew Cochran, Jason Stadtmiller, Phil Sprankle, Daniel Sepe, David Jackson | |
| 01:28 | UTEP | Larry Wiley connects on the open floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Roger Willett | 85-84 |
| 01:23 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 85-84 |
| 01:06 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe is fouled on the floor by Willie Hyde - foul #3 on Willie Hyde, team foul #12 | 85-84 |
| 01:06 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe makes the 1st free throw | 86-84 |
| 01:06 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 86-84 |
| 01:06 | UTEP | Willie Hyde grabs the defensive rebound | 86-84 |
| 01:02 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-84 |
| 00:38 | UTEP | Joey Graham buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 86-87 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Arnold Francisco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnnie Scheffer (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Rolfe (tired) 22 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Gorski (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Kennedy (tiring) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roger Willett (tired) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Larry Wiley (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SF - Moises Figueroa (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joey Graham (very tired) 9 pts. C - Willie Hyde (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 86-87 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Larry Wiley snags the defensive board | 86-87 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Larry Wiley is hacked by Johnnie Scheffer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnnie Scheffer, team foul #12 | 86-87 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 86-87 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Larry Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 86-88 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Larry Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 86-89 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 86-89 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa grabs the board | 86-89 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa is hacked by Johnnie Scheffer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Johnnie Scheffer, team foul #13 | 86-89 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (PG), David Jackson (PF) Roger Willett, Joey Graham | |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa misses the 1st free throw | 86-89 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa misses the 2nd free throw | 86-89 |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer grabs the defensive rebound | 86-89 |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco is whistled for traveling | 86-89 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Sprankle (SF) Moises Figueroa | |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle is fouled in the backcourt by Johnnie Scheffer - foul #5 on Johnnie Scheffer, team foul #14 | 86-89 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones (SG) Johnnie Scheffer | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle makes the 1st free throw | 86-90 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle makes the 2nd free throw | 86-91 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones misses the halfcourt shot | 86-91 |