| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nolan Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnnie Scheffer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nicholas Rolfe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Gorski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roger Willett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Wiley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Phil Sprankle (fresh) PF - Joey Graham (fresh) 4 pts. C - Willie Hyde (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Roger Willett | 33-30 |
| 19:31 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy loses the dribble to Roger Willett | 33-30 |
| 19:11 | UTEP | Larry Wiley misses the shot from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 19:09 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:49 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 18:47 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer grabs the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:29 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe lays it in on a nice dish by Johnnie Scheffer | 35-30 |
| 18:17 | UTEP | Roger Willett knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Larry Wiley | 35-33 |
| 18:07 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 18:06 | UTEP | Larry Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:49 | UTEP | Willie Hyde hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Phil Sprankle | 35-35 |
| 17:47 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller's pass is intercepted by Roger Willett in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| 17:30 | UTEP | Joey Graham is hacked by Robert Gorski - foul #2 on Robert Gorski, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (PG), Terrell Jones (SG), Carlos Anderson (SF), Jamie Edwards (PF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Nolan Miller, Johnnie Scheffer, Nicholas Rolfe, Robert Gorski, Ronald Kennedy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Cochran (PG), Jason Stadtmiller (SG), Daniel Sepe (SF), David Jackson (PF), James Neu (C) Roger Willett, Larry Wiley, Phil Sprankle, Joey Graham, Willie Hyde | |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jamie Edwards - foul #1 on Jamie Edwards, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:11 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:09 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Stadtmiller steps in front of the Terrell Jones pass in the backcourt | 35-36 |
| 17:07 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Stadtmiller | 35-38 |
| 16:52 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| 16:48 | UTEP | Arnold Francisco is called for the reach on Matthew Cochran in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arnold Francisco, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Walter Bjork (PF) Rodrick Peterson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Wiley (SG) James Neu | |
| 16:21 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Wiley | 35-41 |
| 16:15 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco misses long on an open jumper in the lane | 35-41 |
| 16:14 | UTEP | David Jackson gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 16:12 | UTEP | Arnold Francisco steals the ball from David Jackson in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 16:11 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones lays it in on a nice dish by Arnold Francisco | 37-41 |
| 16:09 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran is hacked by Arnold Francisco in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arnold Francisco, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church (PG), Nicholas Rolfe (SF), Robert Gorski (PF) Arnold Francisco, Carlos Anderson, Jamie Edwards | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Eyre (PG), Phil Sprankle (SF), Willie Hyde (C) Matthew Cochran, Jason Stadtmiller, Daniel Sepe | |
| 16:04 | UTEP | Larry Wiley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Phil Sprankle | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Charles Church (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terrell Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Nicholas Rolfe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Gorski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Bjork (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - David Eyre (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Wiley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phil Sprankle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Willie Hyde (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Bjork throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller (PG), Rodrick Peterson (C) Terrell Jones, Walter Bjork | |
| Subs | UTEP | Moises Figueroa (SF), Joey Graham (PF), James Neu (C) Phil Sprankle, David Jackson, Willie Hyde | |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Larry Wiley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer (SG) Charles Church | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG) David Eyre | |
| 15:18 | Southern Mississippi | Joey Graham is called for the reach on Johnnie Scheffer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joey Graham, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| 15:09 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller is hacked by Joey Graham - foul #3 on Joey Graham, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy (C) Rodrick Peterson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (SG), David Jackson (PF), Willie Hyde (C) Larry Wiley, Joey Graham, James Neu | |
| 14:56 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe blows the layup but he's hacked by Moises Figueroa - foul #4 on Moises Figueroa, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Sprankle (SF) Moises Figueroa | |
| 14:56 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:56 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:43 | UTEP | David Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 14:42 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 14:39 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Stadtmiller - foul #2 on Jason Stadtmiller, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson (SF) Nicholas Rolfe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Wiley (SG), Daniel Sepe (PF) Roger Willett, David Jackson | |
| 14:21 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Jason Stadtmiller - foul #3 on Jason Stadtmiller, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church (PG), Terrell Jones (SG), Walter Bjork (C) Nolan Miller, Johnnie Scheffer, Ronald Kennedy | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:21 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:21 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:01 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (PG), Jamie Edwards (C) Terrell Jones, Robert Gorski | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Eyre (PG), Matthew Cochran (SG) Jason Stadtmiller, Larry Wiley | |
| 13:55 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller (PG) Charles Church | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joey Graham (PF), James Neu (C) Daniel Sepe, Willie Hyde | |
| 13:44 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 13:30 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco is fouled on the floor by Phil Sprankle - foul #1 on Phil Sprankle, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer (SG), Terrell Jones (PF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Carlos Anderson, Walter Bjork, Jamie Edwards | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG), Larry Wiley (SG), David Jackson (PF) David Eyre, Matthew Cochran, Joey Graham | |
| 13:19 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco is fouled on the floor by Phil Sprankle - foul #2 on Phil Sprankle, team foul #7 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe (SF) Nolan Miller | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Hyde (C) James Neu | |
| 13:19 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 13:19 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 13:19 | UTEP | Willie Hyde pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 13:17 | UTEP | Willie Hyde is fouled in the backcourt by Rodrick Peterson - foul #2 on Rodrick Peterson, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| 13:02 | UTEP | Larry Wiley misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Johnnie Scheffer - foul #1 on Johnnie Scheffer, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller (PG), Ronald Kennedy (C) Arnold Francisco, Rodrick Peterson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Sepe (PF) David Jackson | |
| 13:02 | UTEP | Larry Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 13:02 | UTEP | Larry Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:45 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church (SG), Robert Gorski (PF) Johnnie Scheffer, Terrell Jones | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (SF) Phil Sprankle | |
| 12:30 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Roger Willett | 41-49 |
| 12:11 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski hits the finger roll set up by Charles Church | 43-49 |
| 12:09 | UTEP | Nicholas Rolfe is called for the reach on Larry Wiley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Rolfe, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (PG), Terrell Jones (SG), Carlos Anderson (SF), Walter Bjork (PF), Jamie Edwards (C) Nolan Miller, Charles Church, Nicholas Rolfe, Robert Gorski, Ronald Kennedy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Cochran (PG), Joey Graham (PF), James Neu (C) Roger Willett, Daniel Sepe, Willie Hyde | |
| 12:09 | UTEP | Larry Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 12:09 | UTEP | Larry Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 12:05 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Eyre (PG), Phil Sprankle (SF) Larry Wiley, Jason Stadtmiller | |
| 11:49 | UTEP | Joey Graham buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from David Eyre | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Arnold Francisco (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Terrell Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Carlos Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Bjork (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamie Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - David Eyre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Cochran (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Phil Sprankle (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joey Graham (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - James Neu (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 43-53 |
| 11:34 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Bjork tips it home | 45-53 |
| 11:20 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 11:18 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Terrell Jones | 45-53 |
| 11:02 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Joey Graham - foul #4 on Joey Graham, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller (PG), Johnnie Scheffer (SG), Nicholas Rolfe (SF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Arnold Francisco, Terrell Jones, Carlos Anderson, Walter Bjork | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (PG), Larry Wiley (SG), Daniel Sepe (PF), David Jackson (C) David Eyre, Matthew Cochran, Joey Graham, James Neu | |
| 11:02 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 11:02 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 10:45 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-53 |
| 10:44 | UTEP | David Jackson tips it in | 47-55 |
| 10:42 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski (PF) Jamie Edwards | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG) Phil Sprankle | |
| 10:31 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Sepe | 47-58 |
| 10:21 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer comes up short on the shot from the right side | 47-58 |
| 10:19 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 10:02 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Roger Willett | 47-60 |
| 09:47 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson lays it up and in on a great pass from Nolan Miller and the foul's on Larry Wiley - foul #3 on Larry Wiley, team foul #9 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church (SG), Terrell Jones (SF) Johnnie Scheffer, Nicholas Rolfe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Cochran (PG), Phil Sprankle (SF), Willie Hyde (C) Roger Willett, Jason Stadtmiller, Daniel Sepe | |
| 09:47 | Southern Mississippi | Rodrick Peterson makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 09:20 | UTEP | Nolan Miller takes the ball from Phil Sprankle | 50-60 |
| 09:16 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones's pass is intercepted by Larry Wiley | 50-60 |
| 09:16 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (SG), Carlos Anderson (SF), Walter Bjork (PF), Ronald Kennedy (C) Nolan Miller, Terrell Jones, Robert Gorski, Rodrick Peterson | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Eyre (PG), Daniel Sepe (PF) Larry Wiley, David Jackson | |
| 09:05 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle is open and lays it up and in | 50-62 |
| 08:36 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Charles Church | 52-62 |
| 08:11 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-62 |
| 08:10 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Walter Bjork | 52-62 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Phil Sprankle - foul #3 on Phil Sprankle, team foul #10 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller (PG), Terrell Jones (SF), Robert Gorski (PF), Jamie Edwards (C) Charles Church, Carlos Anderson, Walter Bjork, Ronald Kennedy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (PG), Larry Wiley (SG), Moises Figueroa (SF), Joey Graham (PF), James Neu (C) David Eyre, Matthew Cochran, Phil Sprankle, Daniel Sepe, Willie Hyde | |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 07:50 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer (SG) Arnold Francisco | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:21 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-62 |
| 07:19 | UTEP | Larry Wiley pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nolan Miller (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnnie Scheffer (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrell Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Gorski (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jason Stadtmiller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Wiley (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Moises Figueroa (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Joey Graham (tired) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - James Neu (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | UTEP | Jamie Edwards steps in front of the Larry Wiley pass | 54-62 |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | The short jumper by Robert Gorski is denied by James Neu | 54-62 |
| 06:52 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards grabs the offensive board | 54-62 |
| 06:37 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards misses the dunk attempt | 54-62 |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| 06:30 | UTEP | Nolan Miller steals the ball from Larry Wiley | 54-62 |
| 06:27 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller banks in the layup | 56-62 |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Nolan Miller picks off the pass by Jason Stadtmiller in the backcourt | 56-62 |
| 06:08 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 06:07 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Moises Figueroa | 56-62 |
| 05:49 | UTEP | Jamie Edwards blocks the short jumper by Joey Graham | 56-62 |
| 05:48 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 05:48 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church (PG), Arnold Francisco (SG), Carlos Anderson (SF), Walter Bjork (PF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Nolan Miller, Johnnie Scheffer, Terrell Jones, Robert Gorski, Jamie Edwards | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Eyre (PG), David Jackson (PF), Willie Hyde (C) Jason Stadtmiller, Joey Graham, James Neu | |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Bjork hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 05:26 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Moises Figueroa | 56-62 |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Larry Wiley scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Hyde | 56-65 |
| 05:08 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-65 |
| 05:07 | UTEP | The rebound goes to David Jackson | 56-65 |
| 05:04 | UTEP | Larry Wiley is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Bjork - foul #1 on Walter Bjork, team foul #8 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller (PG), Ronald Kennedy (C) Charles Church, Rodrick Peterson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Cochran (PG) David Eyre | |
| 05:04 | UTEP | Larry Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 05:04 | UTEP | Larry Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 05:04 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Bjork grabs the board | 56-66 |
| 04:47 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson connects on the shot from the baseline | 58-66 |
| 04:45 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran is fouled in the backcourt by Nolan Miller - foul #1 on Nolan Miller, team foul #9 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe (SF), Robert Gorski (PF) Carlos Anderson, Walter Bjork | |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG), Daniel Sepe (PF) Larry Wiley, Willie Hyde | |
| 04:45 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 04:45 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 04:45 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski gets the rebound | 58-67 |
| 04:31 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Kennedy | 61-67 |
| 04:11 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Cochran | 61-70 |
| 04:08 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe is fouled in the backcourt by Moises Figueroa - foul #5 on Moises Figueroa, team foul #11 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones (SG) Arnold Francisco | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (SG), Phil Sprankle (SF), Willie Hyde (C) Matthew Cochran, Moises Figueroa, David Jackson | |
| 04:08 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 04:08 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 04:04 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller is hacked by Ronald Kennedy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Kennedy, team foul #10 | 63-70 |
| 04:04 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 04:04 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller misses the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 04:04 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 63-71 |
| 03:59 | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 63-71 |
| 03:58 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski is hacked by Daniel Sepe - foul #1 on Daniel Sepe, team foul #12 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church (PG), Carlos Anderson (SF) Nolan Miller, Nicholas Rolfe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Wiley (SG) Jason Stadtmiller | |
| 03:48 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski misses the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 03:48 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Gorski misses the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 03:48 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy blows the wide open layup | 63-71 |
| 03:37 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Larry Wiley | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:19 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe is open and scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Larry Wiley | 63-73 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Charles Church (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terrell Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. SF - Carlos Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Gorski (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Kennedy (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roger Willett (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Larry Wiley (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Phil Sprankle (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Sepe (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Hyde (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-73 |
| 03:04 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe gets the rebound | 63-73 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Roger Willett misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-73 |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson grabs the board | 63-73 |
| 02:41 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-73 |
| 02:39 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kennedy tips it home | 65-73 |
| 02:36 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-73 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller (PG), Johnnie Scheffer (SG), Walter Bjork (PF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Charles Church, Terrell Jones, Robert Gorski, Ronald Kennedy | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Eyre (PG), Matthew Cochran (SG), David Jackson (PF), James Neu (C) Roger Willett, Larry Wiley, Daniel Sepe, Willie Hyde | |
| 02:19 | UTEP | David Eyre drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Jackson | 65-76 |
| 02:06 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Bjork misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Phil Sprankle - foul #4 on Phil Sprankle, team foul #13 | 65-76 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (PG), Charles Church (SG) Nolan Miller, Johnnie Scheffer | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:06 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Bjork makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 02:06 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Bjork makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 01:43 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-79 |
| 01:30 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson denies the turnaround by Rodrick Peterson | 67-79 |
| 01:29 | UTEP | David Eyre grabs the board | 67-79 |
| 01:27 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle's pass is intercepted by Charles Church in the backcourt | 67-79 |
| 01:11 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Neu - foul #1 on James Neu, team foul #14 | 67-79 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones (SG), Jamie Edwards (PF) Carlos Anderson, Walter Bjork | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (SG) David Eyre | |
| 01:11 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church makes the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 01:11 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 01:09 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle's pass is intercepted by Charles Church in the backcourt | 69-79 |
| 01:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards is hacked by James Neu - foul #2 on James Neu, team foul #15 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson (SF) Charles Church | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 01:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:57 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle is hacked by Arnold Francisco in the backcourt - foul #4 on Arnold Francisco, team foul #11 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nolan Miller (PG), Johnnie Scheffer (SG), Nicholas Rolfe (SF), Robert Gorski (PF), Ronald Kennedy (C) Arnold Francisco, Terrell Jones, Carlos Anderson, Jamie Edwards, Rodrick Peterson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Wiley (SG), Joey Graham (PF), Willie Hyde (C) Matthew Cochran, David Jackson, James Neu | |
| 00:57 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:57 | UTEP | Phil Sprankle makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Johnnie Scheffer is whistled for a carry | 70-81 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Francisco (PG), Terrell Jones (SG), Carlos Anderson (SF), Jamie Edwards (PF), Rodrick Peterson (C) Nolan Miller, Johnnie Scheffer, Nicholas Rolfe, Robert Gorski, Ronald Kennedy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Cochran (PG), David Jackson (PF), James Neu (C) Larry Wiley, Joey Graham, Willie Hyde | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Jason Stadtmiller and he's fouled by Arnold Francisco - foul #5 on Arnold Francisco, team foul #12 | 70-83 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church (PG) Arnold Francisco | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran makes the free throw | 70-84 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Church clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-84 |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones gets the offensive rebound | 70-84 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Anderson makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 72-84 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Matthew Cochran runs out the clock | 72-84 |