| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Nick Caves (fresh) SG - Jesus Guzman (fresh) SF - Roger Leader (fresh) PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) C - Tommy McComack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) SG - Bruce Page (fresh) SF - Paul Williams (fresh) PF - William Holt (fresh) C - John Mund (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund misses long on a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | UTEP | Roger Leader snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | UTEP | Roger Leader misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | UTEP | Tommy McComack misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | UTEP | Nick Caves tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt's pass is intercepted by Roger Leader | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | UTEP | Gary Burnett steps in front of the Jesus Guzman pass in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | UTEP | Nick Caves grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | UTEP | The jump hook by Roger Leader is blocked by John Mund | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Leader picks off the pass by Bruce Page | 2-0 |
| 17:54 | UTEP | Anthony Scott makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Jesus Guzman and he's fouled by William Holt - foul #1 on William Holt, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Larry Frank (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), Robert Jones (PF), John Foor (C) Gary Burnett, Bruce Page, Paul Williams, William Holt, John Mund | |
| 17:54 | UTEP | Anthony Scott makes the free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:37 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-0 |
| 17:36 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda tips it home | 5-2 |
| 17:14 | UTEP | Roger Leader makes the jumper from close range and he's hacked by Tyler Ward - foul #1 on Tyler Ward, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (SG), Joseph Vidaurri (PF) Jesus Guzman, Anthony Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:14 | UTEP | Roger Leader makes the free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:06 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Nick Caves - foul #1 on Nick Caves, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), William Pfeil (C) Nick Caves, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:06 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:06 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:37 | UTEP | Roger Leader hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 16:35 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:17 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor can't finish the layup | 8-4 |
| 16:15 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:53 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Paul Suda | 8-6 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvatore Pacheco (fresh) SG - Sterling Williams (fresh) SF - Roger Leader (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Vidaurri (fresh) C - William Pfeil (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Paul Suda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Frank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tyler Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) C - John Foor (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:47 | UTEP | Sterling Williams is hacked by Larry Frank in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Frank, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | UTEP | Nick Caves (PG), Jesus Guzman (SG), Salvador Espinoza (SF), Anthony Scott (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Salvatore Pacheco, Sterling Williams, Roger Leader, Joseph Vidaurri, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Bruce Page (SG), Paul Williams (SF), William Holt (PF), John Mund (C) Paul Suda, Larry Frank, Tyler Ward, Robert Jones, John Foor | |
| 15:21 | UTEP | Anthony Scott buries a jumper near the basket | 10-6 |
| 14:54 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page scores on a shot from the baseline | 10-8 |
| 14:35 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from close range | 10-8 |
| 14:33 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:29 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 14:27 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Tommy McComack | 10-8 |
| 13:58 | UTEP | Bruce Page steals the ball from Salvador Espinoza | 10-8 |
| 13:42 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jesus Guzman - foul #1 on Jesus Guzman, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (SG), Roger Leader (SF), Joseph Vidaurri (PF), William Pfeil (C) Jesus Guzman, Salvador Espinoza, Anthony Scott, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank (PG), Tyler Ward (SF), Robert Jones (PF), John Foor (C) Gary Burnett, Paul Williams, William Holt, John Mund | |
| 13:42 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:42 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:13 | UTEP | Roger Leader misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Foor - foul #1 on John Foor, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG) Nick Caves | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG) Bruce Page | |
| 13:13 | UTEP | Roger Leader makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:13 | UTEP | Roger Leader makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:51 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda clanks a runner from the left block | 12-9 |
| 12:50 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones snags the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 12:45 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 12-11 |
| 12:32 | UTEP | Roger Leader loses the ball out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tommy McComack (C) William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Mund (C) Robert Jones | |
| 12:18 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 12-11 |
| 12:17 | UTEP | Tommy McComack gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:10 | UTEP | Sterling Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 12:08 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 11:44 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Sterling Williams - foul #1 on Sterling Williams, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Nick Caves (PG), Jesus Guzman (SG), Anthony Scott (PF) Salvatore Pacheco, Sterling Williams, Joseph Vidaurri | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG), Paul Williams (SF), William Holt (PF) Larry Frank, Tyler Ward, John Foor | |
| 11:44 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:44 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:44 | UTEP | Roger Leader grabs the board | 12-12 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Nick Caves (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesus Guzman (fresh) SF - Roger Leader (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tommy McComack (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Paul Suda (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Briscoe (fresh) SF - Paul Williams (fresh) PF - William Holt (fresh) C - John Mund (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman is hacked by Larry Briscoe - foul #1 on Larry Briscoe, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG) Paul Suda | |
| 11:18 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman misses long on an open runner from the right block | 12-12 |
| 11:17 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:55 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza (SF), William Pfeil (C) Roger Leader, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page (SG), Robert Jones (C) Larry Briscoe, John Mund | |
| 10:53 | UTEP | Nick Caves throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (SG) Jesus Guzman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:42 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 10:40 | UTEP | Anthony Scott snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 10:12 | UTEP | William Pfeil's fadeaway is rejected by William Holt | 12-12 |
| 10:11 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 09:46 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page is hacked by Sterling Williams - foul #2 on Sterling Williams, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jesus Guzman (SG), Roger Leader (SF), Joseph Vidaurri (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Sterling Williams, Salvador Espinoza, Anthony Scott, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank (PG), Tyler Ward (SF), John Foor (C) Gary Burnett, Paul Williams, William Holt | |
| 09:31 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Tommy McComack - foul #1 on Tommy McComack, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG) Nick Caves | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), John Mund (C) Bruce Page, Robert Jones | |
| 09:31 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:31 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 09:29 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler Ward - foul #2 on Tyler Ward, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG) Tyler Ward | |
| 09:05 | UTEP | Roger Leader knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Salvatore Pacheco | 14-14 |
| 08:49 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Vidaurri denies the turnaround by John Foor | 14-14 |
| 08:48 | UTEP | Tommy McComack grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 08:44 | UTEP | Tommy McComack lays it up and in on a great pass from Jesus Guzman | 16-14 |
| 08:21 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Leader steals the ball from Larry Briscoe | 16-14 |
| 08:02 | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri is fouled on the floor by Paul Suda - foul #1 on Paul Suda, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | Nick Caves (PG), Salvador Espinoza (SF), William Pfeil (C) Salvatore Pacheco, Roger Leader, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Paul Suda, Larry Briscoe, John Mund | |
| 08:02 | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:02 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 07:48 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank is hacked by Nick Caves - foul #2 on Nick Caves, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Anthony Scott (PF) Nick Caves, Joseph Vidaurri | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), William Holt (PF) Larry Frank, John Foor | |
| 07:33 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett is whistled for a carry | 16-14 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvatore Pacheco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesus Guzman (fairly fresh) SF - Salvador Espinoza (fresh) PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Pfeil (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) SG - Bruce Page (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) PF - William Holt (fairly fresh) C - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | UTEP | Anthony Scott misses the lay-in | 16-14 |
| 07:08 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman tips it back up and in | 18-14 |
| 06:50 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett is called for traveling | 18-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roger Leader (SF), Joseph Vidaurri (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Salvador Espinoza, Anthony Scott, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Larry Frank (SF), John Mund (C) Gary Burnett, Paul Williams, Robert Jones | |
| 06:48 | UTEP | Bruce Page picks off the pass by Salvatore Pacheco in the backcourt | 18-14 |
| 06:47 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page misses the easy layup | 18-14 |
| 06:46 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Roger Leader | 18-14 |
| 06:44 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman is hacked by Bruce Page in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Page, team foul #8 | 18-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Foor (PF) William Holt | |
| 06:44 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 06:44 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 06:30 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by John Mund | 20-16 |
| 06:01 | UTEP | Tommy McComack can't finish the uncontested layup but he's hacked by John Mund - foul #1 on John Mund, team foul #9 | 20-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Nick Caves (PG), Sterling Williams (SG) Salvatore Pacheco, Jesus Guzman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG) Bruce Page | |
| 06:01 | UTEP | Tommy McComack makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 06:01 | UTEP | Tommy McComack misses the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 06:01 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| 05:56 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams (SF) Larry Frank | |
| 05:35 | UTEP | Nick Caves travels with the ball | 21-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Anthony Scott (PF) Joseph Vidaurri | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Robert Jones (PF) Paul Suda, John Foor | |
| 05:12 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sterling Williams - foul #3 on Sterling Williams, team foul #7 | 21-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jesus Guzman (SG), William Pfeil (C) Sterling Williams, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Holt (PF) John Mund | |
| 05:12 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 05:12 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 05:10 | UTEP | Gary Burnett steals it from Nick Caves in the backcourt | 21-18 |
| 04:58 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 04:57 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt tips it back up and in | 21-20 |
| 04:33 | UTEP | William Pfeil can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 21-20 |
| 04:32 | UTEP | Anthony Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 04:26 | UTEP | Roger Leader misses the jump hook from the right block | 21-20 |
| 04:25 | UTEP | Anthony Scott snags the offensive board | 21-20 |
| 04:11 | UTEP | William Pfeil connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Roger Leader and he's hacked by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #10 | 23-20 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza (SF), Joseph Vidaurri (PF) Roger Leader, Anthony Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Bruce Page (SG), Larry Frank (SF), John Foor (PF), John Mund (C) Gary Burnett, Larry Briscoe, Paul Williams, William Holt, Robert Jones | |
| 04:11 | UTEP | William Pfeil misses the free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:11 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 03:48 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-20 |
| 03:47 | UTEP | William Pfeil grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 03:28 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-20 |
| 03:27 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to William Pfeil | 23-20 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Nick Caves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesus Guzman (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Salvador Espinoza (fresh) PF - Joseph Vidaurri (fresh) C - William Pfeil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Paul Suda (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Page (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Frank (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Foor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Mund (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | UTEP | The pull-up jumper by Salvador Espinoza is blocked by John Mund | 23-20 |
| 03:10 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 02:47 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Paul Suda | 23-22 |
| 02:21 | UTEP | Nick Caves scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from William Pfeil | 25-22 |
| 02:14 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank is hacked by Salvador Espinoza - foul #1 on Salvador Espinoza, team foul #8 | 25-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Roger Leader (SF), Anthony Scott (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Nick Caves, Salvador Espinoza, Joseph Vidaurri, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Tyler Ward (SF), William Holt (PF), Robert Jones (C) Paul Suda, Bruce Page, John Foor, John Mund | |
| 02:14 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 02:14 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 01:55 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-24 |
| 01:54 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 01:35 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones clanks a shot in the lane | 25-24 |
| 01:34 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 01:06 | UTEP | Robert Jones picks off the pass by Tommy McComack | 25-24 |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 00:42 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Roger Leader is called for 10 seconds | 25-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Nick Caves (PG), Joseph Vidaurri (PF) Salvatore Pacheco, Anthony Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Bruce Page (SG), Paul Williams (SF), John Foor (PF), John Mund (C) Gary Burnett, Larry Frank, Tyler Ward, William Holt, Robert Jones | |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Bruce Page | 25-27 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Tommy McComack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-27 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 25-27 |