| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roger Willett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Stadtmiller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Sepe (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Neu (fresh) C - James Musgrove (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Byron Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell Thrash (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe is fouled on the floor by Byron Harris - foul #2 on Byron Harris, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Nenad Zenz (PF) Tomas Hall, James Bell, Byron Harris | |
| 19:25 | UTEP | James Neu's fadeaway is rejected by Mitchell Thrash | 35-38 |
| 19:23 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 19:19 | East Carolina | Amos Scott is hacked by James Neu in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Neu, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joey Graham (PF) James Neu | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Michael Sample (PF), Garf Zand (C) Amos Scott, Nenad Zenz, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 19:06 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses short on a shot from the right side | 35-38 |
| 19:05 | UTEP | Joey Graham gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 18:46 | UTEP | Joey Graham misses the 3 from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 18:44 | UTEP | Roger Willett grabs the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 18:29 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Sepe | 38-38 |
| 18:23 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jared Lewis | 38-40 |
| 18:04 | UTEP | Roger Willett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 18:02 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:57 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (PG), Cody Bowman (SG), Moises Figueroa (SF), Fred Campbell (PF), David Edgerly (C) Roger Willett, Jason Stadtmiller, Daniel Sepe, Joey Graham, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), James Bell (SF), Byron Harris (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy, Michael Sample, Garf Zand | |
| 17:47 | UTEP | Cody Bowman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Byron Harris | 38-40 |
| 17:42 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses short on a jumper in the paint | 38-40 |
| 17:40 | UTEP | David Edgerly grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:19 | UTEP | Fred Campbell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-40 |
| 17:17 | East Carolina | Byron Harris snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 17:11 | East Carolina | Amos Scott is hacked by Marion Gassaway - foul #1 on Marion Gassaway, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Nenad Zenz (PF) Tomas Hall, Byron Harris | |
| 17:06 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from James Bell | 38-42 |
| 16:46 | UTEP | Fred Campbell double dribbles | 38-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (SG) Cody Bowman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG) Ronnie Eldridge | |
| 16:43 | East Carolina | Moises Figueroa picks off the pass by Amos Scott in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| 16:27 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 16:23 | East Carolina | Amos Scott is called for traveling in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG), Daniel Sepe (SF), Hugh Brown (PF), James Musgrove (C) Marion Gassaway, Moises Figueroa, Fred Campbell, David Edgerly | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Marlon Coy (SF), Byron Harris (PF) Amos Scott, James Bell, Nenad Zenz | |
| 16:06 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 16:05 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Mitchell Thrash | 41-42 |
| 16:02 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall's pass is intercepted by Daniel Sepe in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 15:56 | UTEP | Roger Willett travels with the ball | 41-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), James Neu (PF) Roger Willett, Hugh Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), James Bell (SF), Garf Zand (C) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Cody Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Stadtmiller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Sepe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Neu (fresh) 3 pf. C - James Musgrove (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Byron Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Garf Zand (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | East Carolina | James Bell misses short on an open driving attempt in the paint | 41-42 |
| 15:40 | UTEP | James Musgrove grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 15:20 | UTEP | Cody Bowman's pass is intercepted by Jared Lewis | 41-42 |
| 15:17 | East Carolina | Amos Scott's pass is intercepted by Cody Bowman in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 14:58 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Neu | 44-42 |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | James Bell hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Garf Zand and he's hacked by Daniel Sepe - foul #3 on Daniel Sepe, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (PG), Moises Figueroa (SG), Joey Graham (SF), Fred Campbell (C) Cody Bowman, Jason Stadtmiller, Daniel Sepe, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Nenad Zenz (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Jared Lewis, Byron Harris, Garf Zand | |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | James Bell makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 14:28 | UTEP | Fred Campbell travels with the ball | 44-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Sepe (SF) James Neu | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Sample (PF) Tomas Hall, James Bell, Nenad Zenz | |
| 14:21 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Joey Graham - foul #1 on Joey Graham, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG) Daniel Sepe | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:21 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 14:21 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 14:21 | UTEP | Fred Campbell gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 14:04 | UTEP | Fred Campbell knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marion Gassaway | 46-45 |
| 14:00 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen is hacked by Roger Willett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Willett, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Sepe (SF), David Edgerly (C) Marion Gassaway, Joey Graham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Nenad Zenz (PF) Gene Jansen, Ronnie Eldridge, Michael Sample | |
| 13:36 | East Carolina | Amos Scott scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Tomas Hall | 46-48 |
| 13:21 | UTEP | Fred Campbell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 13:19 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 13:13 | East Carolina | Amos Scott buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Tomas Hall | 46-50 |
| 12:58 | UTEP | Fred Campbell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 12:56 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 12:54 | East Carolina | Moises Figueroa takes the ball from Amos Scott in the backcourt | 46-50 |
| 12:51 | UTEP | Roger Willett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Moises Figueroa | 48-50 |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | Fred Campbell denies the turnaround by Amos Scott | 48-50 |
| 12:45 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses the tip | 48-50 |
| 12:43 | UTEP | David Edgerly snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 12:37 | UTEP | Moises Figueroa's pass is intercepted by Nenad Zenz | 48-50 |
| 12:20 | East Carolina | Roger Willett picks off the pass by Mitchell Thrash | 48-50 |
| 12:04 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Roger Willett | 50-50 |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 50-50 |
| 11:45 | UTEP | David Edgerly pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roger Willett (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Moises Figueroa (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Sepe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Fred Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Edgerly (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tomas Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marlon Coy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nenad Zenz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Mitchell Thrash (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | UTEP | Fred Campbell scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Willett | 53-50 |
| 11:26 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall is fouled in the backcourt by Moises Figueroa - foul #1 on Moises Figueroa, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (PG), Jason Stadtmiller (SG), Joey Graham (SF), James Neu (PF), James Musgrove (C) Roger Willett, Moises Figueroa, Daniel Sepe, Fred Campbell, David Edgerly | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), James Bell (SF), Byron Harris (PF), Garf Zand (C) Amos Scott, Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Nenad Zenz, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 11:21 | East Carolina | Garf Zand's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-50 |
| 11:15 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway is fouled in the backcourt by Jared Lewis - foul #1 on Jared Lewis, team foul #2 | 53-50 |
| 10:55 | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Musgrove | 55-50 |
| 10:39 | East Carolina | James Bell hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Gene Jansen | 55-52 |
| 10:34 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway is fouled on the floor by Gene Jansen - foul #1 on Gene Jansen, team foul #3 | 55-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Sepe (SF) Joey Graham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Michael Sample (PF) Jared Lewis, Byron Harris | |
| 10:11 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-52 |
| 10:10 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway snags the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 09:54 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe can't connect on a runner in the lane | 55-52 |
| 09:53 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Bell | 55-52 |
| 09:47 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen is hacked by James Musgrove - foul #2 on James Musgrove, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Hugh Brown (PF) Marion Gassaway, James Neu | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Byron Harris (PF) Ronnie Eldridge, Michael Sample | |
| 09:47 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:47 | UTEP | James Musgrove gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 09:35 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-52 |
| 09:34 | East Carolina | Byron Harris pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 09:30 | East Carolina | Garf Zand double dribbles | 55-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) James Bell, Garf Zand | |
| 09:11 | UTEP | Hugh Brown buries a shot in the paint | 57-52 |
| 09:01 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Gene Jansen | 57-54 |
| 08:46 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Hugh Brown | 59-54 |
| 08:42 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joey Graham (SF), Fred Campbell (C) Daniel Sepe, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), James Bell (SF), Michael Sample (PF), Garf Zand (C) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Byron Harris, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 08:23 | UTEP | Michael Sample denies the turnaround by Joey Graham | 59-54 |
| 08:21 | UTEP | Joey Graham hits the follow up shot | 61-54 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | Cody Bowman is called for the reach on Amos Scott - foul #2 on Cody Bowman, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (PG), James Neu (PF) Cody Bowman, Hugh Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), Byron Harris (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Jared Lewis, Michael Sample, Garf Zand | |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 08:08 | UTEP | Joey Graham snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 08:01 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Tomas Hall - foul #1 on Tomas Hall, team foul #4 | 61-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Edgerly (C) Joey Graham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Sample (PF) Byron Harris | |
| 08:01 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 08:01 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash is wide open but clanks a shot from the baseline | 63-54 |
| 07:48 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash tips it in | 63-56 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Marion Gassaway (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Stadtmiller (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Neu (fresh) 3 pf. C - David Edgerly (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Bell (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Sample (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Mitchell Thrash (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 07:38 | UTEP | Fred Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 07:17 | UTEP | Fred Campbell connects on the floater in the lane set up by James Neu | 65-56 |
| 07:13 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Amos Scott and he's hacked by David Edgerly - foul #1 on David Edgerly, team foul #9 | 65-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG), Moises Figueroa (SG), Daniel Sepe (SF) Marion Gassaway, Jason Stadtmiller, Fred Campbell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Marlon Coy (SF), Byron Harris (PF), Garf Zand (C) Amos Scott, James Bell, Michael Sample, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 07:13 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the free throw | 65-59 |
| 06:48 | UTEP | David Edgerly is hacked by Garf Zand - foul #1 on Garf Zand, team foul #5 | 65-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), James Musgrove (C) Roger Willett, David Edgerly | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG) Tomas Hall | |
| 06:30 | UTEP | James Musgrove misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Garf Zand - foul #2 on Garf Zand, team foul #6 | 65-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joey Graham (SF), Hugh Brown (PF) Daniel Sepe, James Neu | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), James Bell (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy, Garf Zand | |
| 06:30 | UTEP | James Musgrove makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 06:30 | UTEP | James Musgrove makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by James Musgrove - foul #3 on James Musgrove, team foul #10 | 67-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (SG) James Musgrove | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF) Amos Scott, Ronnie Eldridge, James Bell | |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 06:01 | UTEP | Hugh Brown misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Jared Lewis - foul #2 on Jared Lewis, team foul #7 | 67-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Sepe (SF) Moises Figueroa | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Michael Sample (PF), Garf Zand (C) Gene Jansen, Byron Harris, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 06:01 | UTEP | Hugh Brown makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 06:01 | UTEP | Hugh Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 05:50 | East Carolina | Amos Scott can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Cody Bowman - foul #3 on Cody Bowman, team foul #11 | 69-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (PG), James Musgrove (C) Cody Bowman, Joey Graham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SF), Byron Harris (PF) Marlon Coy, Michael Sample | |
| 05:50 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 05:50 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 05:50 | UTEP | Hugh Brown snags the defensive board | 69-62 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe loses the dribble to Garf Zand | 69-62 |
| 05:04 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Amos Scott | 69-64 |
| 04:49 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG), Cody Bowman (SG), Fred Campbell (SF), James Neu (PF), David Edgerly (C) Marion Gassaway, Jason Stadtmiller, Daniel Sepe, Hugh Brown, James Musgrove | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Sample (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Jared Lewis, James Bell, Byron Harris, Garf Zand | |
| 04:47 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen is fouled in the backcourt by David Edgerly - foul #2 on David Edgerly, team foul #12 | 69-64 |
| 04:47 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:47 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 04:33 | UTEP | Roger Willett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 04:32 | UTEP | Fred Campbell tips it back up and in | 71-66 |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Nenad Zenz (PF) Tomas Hall, Michael Sample | |
| 04:16 | UTEP | Roger Willett clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-66 |
| 04:14 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz snags the defensive board | 71-66 |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Marlon Coy | 71-69 |
| 03:52 | UTEP | The jump hook by Roger Willett is blocked by Nenad Zenz | 71-69 |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Nenad Zenz | 71-69 |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | Cody Bowman takes the ball from Gene Jansen in the backcourt | 71-69 |
| 03:40 | UTEP | James Neu scores on a floater from the left side set up by Roger Willett | 73-69 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Roger Willett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cody Bowman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Fred Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Neu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - David Edgerly (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gene Jansen (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Eldridge (fresh) SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 6 reb. C - Mitchell Thrash (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash is called for traveling | 73-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Stadtmiller (SG), Moises Figueroa (SF), Joey Graham (PF) Cody Bowman, James Neu, David Edgerly | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), James Bell (SF), Michael Sample (PF) Gene Jansen, Ronnie Eldridge, Marlon Coy, Nenad Zenz | |
| 03:07 | UTEP | Joey Graham misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Sample - foul #3 on Michael Sample, team foul #8 | 73-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (PG), James Musgrove (C) Roger Willett, Fred Campbell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Marlon Coy (SF), Byron Harris (PF), Garf Zand (C) Amos Scott, James Bell, Michael Sample, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 03:07 | UTEP | Joey Graham makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 03:07 | UTEP | Joey Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 74-69 |
| 03:03 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses short on a 3 from straight away | 74-69 |
| 03:02 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-69 |
| 02:48 | East Carolina | Byron Harris knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Gene Jansen and he's fouled by Jason Stadtmiller - foul #3 on Jason Stadtmiller, team foul #13 | 74-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Sepe (SF), James Neu (PF) Jason Stadtmiller, Joey Graham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), James Bell (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Garf Zand | |
| 02:48 | East Carolina | Byron Harris makes the free throw | 74-72 |
| 02:28 | UTEP | Mitchell Thrash blocks the short jumper by Marion Gassaway | 74-72 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | James Bell snags the defensive board | 74-72 |
| 02:21 | East Carolina | Amos Scott is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Bell | 74-75 |
| 02:04 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 74-75 |
| 02:02 | UTEP | James Neu grabs the offensive board | 74-75 |
| 01:52 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Marion Gassaway | 76-75 |
| 01:41 | East Carolina | Amos Scott can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 76-75 |
| 01:40 | UTEP | Daniel Sepe gets the rebound | 76-75 |
| 01:22 | UTEP | Mitchell Thrash steals it from Moises Figueroa | 76-75 |
| 01:18 | East Carolina | Marion Gassaway is called for the reach on Amos Scott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marion Gassaway, team foul #14 | 76-75 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Willett (PG), Jason Stadtmiller (SG) Marion Gassaway, Moises Figueroa | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG) Jared Lewis | |
| 01:18 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 01:18 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 01:18 | UTEP | James Neu snags the defensive board | 76-76 |
| 01:05 | UTEP | Roger Willett is fouled on the floor by Amos Scott - foul #3 on Amos Scott, team foul #9 | 76-76 |
| 01:05 | UTEP | Roger Willett makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 01:05 | UTEP | Roger Willett makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:52 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 78-76 |
| 00:50 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Neu | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | UTEP | James Musgrove comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 78-76 |
| 00:23 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Mitchell Thrash | 78-76 |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | James Bell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 78-76 |
| 00:16 | UTEP | Roger Willett grabs the board | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Amos Scott is called for the reach on Roger Willett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Amos Scott, team foul #10 | 78-76 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Roger Willett makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Roger Willett makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Byron Harris is hacked by James Neu - foul #4 on James Neu, team foul #15 | 80-76 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Byron Harris makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Byron Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | James Neu snags the defensive board | 80-77 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | James Neu is hacked by Amos Scott in the backcourt - foul #5 on Amos Scott, team foul #11 | 80-77 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG) Amos Scott | |
| 00:08 | UTEP | James Neu misses the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | James Neu misses the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash grabs the board | 80-77 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 80-77 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen is hacked by Roger Willett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Willett, team foul #16 | 80-77 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | James Musgrove is fouled in the backcourt by Gene Jansen - foul #2 on Gene Jansen, team foul #12 | 80-78 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | James Musgrove misses the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | James Musgrove makes the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | James Bell clanks a halfcourt shot | 81-78 |