| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy McComack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jay Macrae (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Page (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oscar Ramirez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Mund (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Mississippi | Oscar Ramirez double dribbles | 27-25 |
| 19:21 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Scott | 29-25 |
| 19:07 | Southern Mississippi | Oscar Ramirez makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jay Macrae | 29-28 |
| 19:03 | UTEP | Joseph Firth is hacked by Paul Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 18:41 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Williams - foul #2 on Paul Williams, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| 18:41 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:41 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:41 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Mund | 29-28 |
| 18:17 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roger Leader - foul #1 on Roger Leader, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 18:17 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:17 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:17 | UTEP | Tommy McComack gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:55 | UTEP | Nick Caves's pass is intercepted by Jay Macrae | 29-28 |
| 17:50 | Southern Mississippi | Jay Macrae clanks a driving attempt from close range | 29-28 |
| 17:49 | UTEP | Nick Caves snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 17:20 | UTEP | Joseph Firth misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-28 |
| 17:18 | UTEP | Tommy McComack snags the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 16:52 | UTEP | Nick Caves comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 29-28 |
| 16:50 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Williams | 29-28 |
| 16:32 | Southern Mississippi | Jay Macrae misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 16:31 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams tips it home | 29-30 |
| 16:29 | UTEP | Jay Macrae steals the ball from Joseph Firth in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| 16:27 | Southern Mississippi | Jay Macrae lays it up and in | 29-32 |
| 16:07 | UTEP | Joseph Firth comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 16:05 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Mund | 29-32 |
| 15:54 | Southern Mississippi | Oscar Ramirez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 15:52 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Williams | 29-32 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Caves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy McComack (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jay Macrae (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Page (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oscar Ramirez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Mund (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund misses the shot in the lane | 29-32 |
| 15:39 | UTEP | Nick Caves grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 15:10 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 15:09 | UTEP | Tommy McComack tips it home | 31-32 |
| 14:54 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 14:53 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund grabs the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 14:35 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 31-32 |
| 14:34 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Roger Leader | 31-32 |
| 14:32 | UTEP | Joseph Firth is hacked by Jay Macrae in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jay Macrae, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), James Grimaldi (SG), Joseph Vidaurri (SF), Salvador Espinoza (PF), William Pfeil (C) Joseph Firth, Nick Caves, Roger Leader, Anthony Scott, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Putnam (PG), Larry Frank (SG), James Whitlatch (SF), Milton Finch (PF), Robert Jones (C) Jay Macrae, Bruce Page, Paul Williams, Oscar Ramirez, John Mund | |
| 14:09 | UTEP | William Pfeil can't finish the layup | 31-32 |
| 14:08 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Finch snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 13:55 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Salvatore Pacheco - foul #1 on Salvatore Pacheco, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| 13:55 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 13:55 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 13:51 | UTEP | James Grimaldi is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 13:40 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Putnam misses the runner in the lane | 31-33 |
| 13:39 | UTEP | William Pfeil snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 13:12 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-33 |
| 12:56 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 12:54 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Joseph Vidaurri | 34-33 |
| 12:44 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco buries a jump hook from the baseline | 36-33 |
| 12:27 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 12:00 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Salvador Espinoza | 39-33 |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Milton Finch is blocked by Salvador Espinoza | 39-33 |
| 11:36 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jones | 39-33 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvatore Pacheco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Grimaldi (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joseph Vidaurri (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Salvador Espinoza (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Pfeil (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Putnam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Frank (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Whitlatch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Finch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Southern Mississippi | William Pfeil blocks the short jumper by James Whitlatch | 39-33 |
| 11:23 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 11:00 | UTEP | Milton Finch denies the turnaround by William Pfeil | 39-33 |
| 10:58 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 10:39 | Southern Mississippi | James Whitlatch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Nick Caves (SG), Roger Leader (SF), Anthony Scott (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Salvatore Pacheco, James Grimaldi, Joseph Vidaurri, Salvador Espinoza, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jay Macrae (PG), Larry Rose (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Oscar Ramirez (PF), John Mund (C) Robert Putnam, Larry Frank, James Whitlatch, Milton Finch, Robert Jones | |
| 10:20 | UTEP | Joseph Firth misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 10:18 | UTEP | Tommy McComack can't tip it in | 39-33 |
| 10:16 | Southern Mississippi | Jay Macrae grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 10:07 | Southern Mississippi | Oscar Ramirez scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 09:55 | UTEP | Nick Caves drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 09:36 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams is whistled for traveling | 41-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page (SG) Larry Rose | |
| 09:12 | UTEP | Joseph Firth buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Nick Caves | 44-36 |
| 09:00 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Firth steals it from Oscar Ramirez | 44-36 |
| 08:56 | UTEP | Joseph Firth dunks the ball | 46-36 |
| 08:35 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-36 |
| 08:34 | UTEP | Tommy McComack snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 08:12 | UTEP | Nick Caves connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 48-36 |
| 07:51 | Southern Mississippi | Jay Macrae clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 07:49 | UTEP | Anthony Scott grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 07:42 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Bruce Page - foul #3 on Bruce Page, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Joseph Vidaurri (SF), Salvador Espinoza (PF), William Pfeil (C) Joseph Firth, Roger Leader, Anthony Scott, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Putnam (PG), Larry Frank (SG), James Whitlatch (SF), Christopher Keach (PF), Milton Finch (C) Jay Macrae, Bruce Page, Paul Williams, Oscar Ramirez, John Mund | |
| 07:42 | UTEP | Nick Caves makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 07:42 | UTEP | Nick Caves makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 07:23 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Vidaurri is called for the reach on James Whitlatch - foul #2 on Joseph Vidaurri, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Grimaldi (SG) Nick Caves | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvatore Pacheco (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Grimaldi (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joseph Vidaurri (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Salvador Espinoza (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Pfeil (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Putnam (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Frank (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Whitlatch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Keach (fresh) C - Milton Finch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:07 | Southern Mississippi | James Whitlatch misses the lay-in | 50-36 |
| 07:06 | UTEP | James Grimaldi pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| 07:02 | UTEP | Robert Putnam steps in front of the Joseph Vidaurri pass in the backcourt | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:40 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 06:38 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 06:14 | UTEP | William Pfeil knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by James Grimaldi | 52-36 |
| 06:05 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Putnam hits a runner in the paint set up by Larry Frank | 52-38 |
| 05:38 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Whitlatch - foul #2 on James Whitlatch, team foul #5 | 52-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Nick Caves (SG), Roger Leader (SF), Tommy McComack (C) Salvatore Pacheco, James Grimaldi, Joseph Vidaurri, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jay Macrae (PG), Bruce Page (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Oscar Ramirez (PF), Robert Jones (C) Robert Putnam, Larry Frank, James Whitlatch, Christopher Keach, Milton Finch | |
| 05:38 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza misses the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 05:38 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 05:23 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 53-38 |
| 05:22 | UTEP | Joseph Firth gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| 04:56 | UTEP | Tommy McComack knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Firth and the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #6 | 55-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), James Grimaldi (SG), Joseph Vidaurri (SF) Joseph Firth, Nick Caves, Roger Leader | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Rose (PG), Robert Putnam (SG), James Whitlatch (SF), Milton Finch (PF) Jay Macrae, Bruce Page, Paul Williams, Oscar Ramirez | |
| 04:56 | UTEP | Tommy McComack makes the free throw | 56-38 |
| 04:41 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Rose hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-38 |
| 04:40 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Finch grabs the offensive board | 56-38 |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Finch hits a wide open driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Salvador Espinoza - foul #2 on Salvador Espinoza, team foul #4 | 56-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Pfeil (C) Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Keach (PF) James Whitlatch | |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Finch misses the free throw | 56-40 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | William Pfeil grabs the board | 56-40 |
| 04:08 | UTEP | Christopher Keach swats the dunk try by Salvador Espinoza | 56-40 |
| 04:06 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza snags the offensive board | 56-40 |
| 03:47 | UTEP | William Pfeil misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Jones - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #7 | 56-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Whitlatch (SF) Robert Jones | |
| 03:47 | UTEP | William Pfeil makes the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 03:47 | UTEP | William Pfeil misses the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 03:47 | Southern Mississippi | James Whitlatch gets the rebound | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Finch misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-40 |
| 03:36 | Southern Mississippi | James Whitlatch misses the tip | 57-40 |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| 03:06 | UTEP | Milton Finch swats the shot by Salvador Espinoza | 57-40 |
| 03:04 | UTEP | James Grimaldi misses the tip | 57-40 |
| 03:03 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Finch grabs the defensive rebound | 57-40 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvatore Pacheco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Grimaldi (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Vidaurri (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Salvador Espinoza (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - William Pfeil (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Putnam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Whitlatch (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Keach (fairly fresh) C - Milton Finch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:49 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Keach comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 02:47 | Southern Mississippi | James Whitlatch gets the offensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 02:35 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Keach's fadeaway is rejected by William Pfeil | 57-40 |
| 02:34 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Rose grabs the offensive board | 57-40 |
| 02:27 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Keach hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Rose | 57-43 |
| 02:24 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank (PG), Robert Jones (C) Larry Rose, Christopher Keach | |
| 02:19 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-43 |
| 01:55 | UTEP | William Pfeil can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 57-43 |
| 01:54 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Finch grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Finch misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 01:43 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Salvador Espinoza | 57-43 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | Milton Finch is called for the reach on Salvatore Pacheco in the backcourt - foul #2 on Milton Finch, team foul #8 | 57-43 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco misses the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 01:41 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 58-43 |
| 01:30 | Southern Mississippi | James Whitlatch hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-43 |
| 01:29 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Finch grabs the offensive board | 58-43 |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank hits a wide open 3 from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | William Pfeil is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 58-46 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza grabs the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | UTEP | William Pfeil hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 58-46 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones is hacked by Joseph Vidaurri - foul #3 on Joseph Vidaurri, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 00:06 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Salvador Espinoza | 58-46 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco runs out the clock | 58-46 |