| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Holt (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Mund (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sterling Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Worden (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesus Guzman (fresh) PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Pfeil (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward misses the driving attempt in the paint | 31-35 |
| 19:37 | UTEP | Sterling Williams grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 19:11 | UTEP | John Mund blocks the short jumper by William Pfeil | 31-35 |
| 19:10 | UTEP | Sterling Williams snags the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 18:54 | UTEP | William Pfeil misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 31-35 |
| 18:53 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Mund | 31-35 |
| 18:32 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis hits a turnaround from the right block set up by William Holt | 33-35 |
| 18:15 | UTEP | Sterling Williams is hacked by Gary Burnett - foul #2 on Gary Burnett, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (SG), Robert Jones (PF) Chad Davis, William Holt | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:56 | UTEP | Anthony Scott hits the finger roll | 33-37 |
| 17:49 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 17:48 | UTEP | William Pfeil gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:45 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), John Foor (SF), Kevin Alcaraz (C) Gary Burnett, Tyler Ward, John Mund | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Everette Basnight (C) Sterling Williams, William Pfeil | |
| 17:36 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 17:34 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jones | 33-37 |
| 17:22 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 17:21 | UTEP | Anthony Scott grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 17:17 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco is hacked by Robert Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Peter Worden misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 16:58 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:49 | Southern Mississippi | Salvatore Pacheco is called for the reach on Paul Suda - foul #1 on Salvatore Pacheco, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), William Holt (PF) John Agarwal, John Foor, Kevin Alcaraz | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (PG) Salvatore Pacheco | |
| 16:34 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 16:32 | UTEP | Anthony Scott pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:06 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman is hacked by Tyler Ward - foul #2 on Tyler Ward, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), John Mund (C) Paul Suda, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Pfeil (C) Everette Basnight | |
| 15:47 | UTEP | Peter Worden buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Holt (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Mund (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sterling Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Worden (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesus Guzman (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Scott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - William Pfeil (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 15:25 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward misses the tip | 33-40 |
| 15:23 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to John Mund | 33-40 |
| 15:09 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward clanks a 3 from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 15:08 | UTEP | The rebound goes to William Pfeil | 33-40 |
| 15:03 | UTEP | Peter Worden misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on John Mund - foul #1 on John Mund, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (SG), John Foor (SF), Kevin Alcaraz (PF) Chad Davis, Tyler Ward, William Holt | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Thomas Wiliams (SF), Joseph Vidaurri (PF) Sterling Williams, Jesus Guzman, Anthony Scott | |
| 15:03 | UTEP | Peter Worden makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 15:03 | UTEP | Peter Worden makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 14:43 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-42 |
| 14:41 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Joseph Vidaurri | 33-42 |
| 14:17 | UTEP | William Pfeil clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Agarwal - foul #2 on John Agarwal, team foul #5 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Robert Jones (PF) Gary Burnett, John Mund | |
| Subs | UTEP | Angel Montes (SG) Peter Worden | |
| 14:17 | UTEP | William Pfeil makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 14:17 | UTEP | William Pfeil makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 14:06 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Suda | 36-44 |
| 14:04 | UTEP | Paul Suda picks off the pass by Joseph Vidaurri in the backcourt | 36-44 |
| 14:03 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal banks in the layup set up by Paul Suda | 38-44 |
| 13:38 | UTEP | William Pfeil can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 38-44 |
| 13:37 | UTEP | William Pfeil pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 13:17 | UTEP | William Pfeil hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Salvatore Pacheco | 38-46 |
| 13:02 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Agarwal | 41-46 |
| 12:42 | UTEP | Robert Jones steps in front of the William Pfeil pass | 41-46 |
| 12:24 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Pfeil - foul #3 on William Pfeil, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Chad Davis (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), John Mund (C) Paul Suda, John Agarwal, John Foor, Kevin Alcaraz | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (PG), Peter Worden (SG), Jesus Guzman (SF), Anthony Scott (PF), Everette Basnight (C) Salvatore Pacheco, Angel Montes, Thomas Wiliams, Joseph Vidaurri, William Pfeil | |
| 12:24 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:24 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 12:02 | UTEP | Peter Worden misses short on a floater from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 12:01 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 11:56 | Southern Mississippi | Jesus Guzman swats the layup by Gary Burnett | 42-46 |
| 11:55 | UTEP | Everette Basnight grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 11:37 | UTEP | Anthony Scott can't throw it down but he's fouled by Chad Davis - foul #2 on Chad Davis, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Holt (PF) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 11:37 | UTEP | Anthony Scott misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:37 | UTEP | Anthony Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Holt (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Mund (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sterling Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Worden (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesus Guzman (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Scott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Everette Basnight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Burnett | 45-47 |
| 11:20 | UTEP | Peter Worden is hacked by Tyler Ward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tyler Ward, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| 11:20 | UTEP | Peter Worden misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:20 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:51 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 10:50 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt tips it in | 47-47 |
| 10:46 | UTEP | Sterling Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 10:44 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 10:25 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Peter Worden - foul #1 on Peter Worden, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (SG), John Foor (C) Chad Davis, John Mund | |
| Subs | UTEP | Angel Montes (SG), Joseph Vidaurri (PF) Peter Worden, Everette Basnight | |
| 10:25 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:25 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:23 | UTEP | John Agarwal steals the ball from Angel Montes in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 10:11 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt's fadeaway is rejected by Jesus Guzman | 49-47 |
| 10:09 | UTEP | Sterling Williams snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 09:43 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman is hacked by Tyler Ward - foul #4 on Tyler Ward, team foul #8 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Kevin Alcaraz (PF), John Mund (C) Gary Burnett, Tyler Ward, William Holt | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG) Sterling Williams | |
| 09:43 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:43 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:26 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal clanks a floater from the left side | 49-49 |
| 09:25 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Joseph Vidaurri | 49-49 |
| 09:07 | UTEP | Anthony Scott lays it in set up by Salvatore Pacheco | 49-51 |
| 08:51 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 49-51 |
| 08:49 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund misses the tip | 49-51 |
| 08:47 | UTEP | Anthony Scott pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 08:45 | UTEP | Paul Suda steals it from Salvatore Pacheco in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| 08:33 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Suda | 51-51 |
| 08:17 | UTEP | Anthony Scott misses the easy open layup | 51-51 |
| 08:15 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 07:54 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 07:53 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz misses the tip | 51-51 |
| 07:51 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 07:27 | UTEP | Anthony Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Chad Davis (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), William Holt (PF), Robert Jones (C) Paul Suda, John Agarwal, John Foor, Kevin Alcaraz, John Mund | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (PG), Peter Worden (SG), Thomas Wiliams (SF), William Pfeil (C) Salvatore Pacheco, Angel Montes, Jesus Guzman, Joseph Vidaurri | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - William Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sterling Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Worden (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wiliams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Scott (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - William Pfeil (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward is fouled on the floor by Thomas Wiliams - foul #1 on Thomas Wiliams, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| 06:43 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt loses the ball out of bounds | 51-51 |
| 06:19 | UTEP | Peter Worden clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 06:18 | UTEP | Peter Worden tips it home | 51-53 |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-53 |
| 06:01 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Anthony Scott | 51-53 |
| 05:59 | UTEP | Tyler Ward is called for the reach on Thomas Wiliams in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tyler Ward, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG), John Foor (SF) Gary Burnett, Chad Davis, Tyler Ward | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri (PF) Anthony Scott | |
| 05:59 | UTEP | Thomas Wiliams makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:59 | UTEP | Thomas Wiliams misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:59 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 05:49 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones hits a shot from the right side set up by Paul Suda | 53-54 |
| 05:45 | UTEP | John Foor takes the ball from Joseph Vidaurri in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 05:33 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe comes up short on the shot near the basket | 53-54 |
| 05:31 | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 05:02 | UTEP | William Pfeil misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Larry Briscoe - foul #1 on Larry Briscoe, team foul #10 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (SG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF), John Mund (C) Larry Briscoe, John Foor, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Angel Montes (SG), Jesus Guzman (SF) Sterling Williams, Peter Worden, Thomas Wiliams | |
| 05:02 | UTEP | William Pfeil misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:02 | UTEP | William Pfeil makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:48 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Holt, team foul #11 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG) Paul Suda | |
| Subs | UTEP | Everette Basnight (C) William Pfeil | |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Angel Montes hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 04:10 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Burnett | 55-58 |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 03:51 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Kevin Alcaraz | 55-58 |
| 03:35 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 55-58 |
| 03:34 | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 03:15 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the left block | 55-58 |
| 03:13 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Agarwal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Alcaraz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Holt (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Mund (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvatore Pacheco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Angel Montes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jesus Guzman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Joseph Vidaurri (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Everette Basnight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Burnett | 58-58 |
| 02:40 | UTEP | Angel Montes is open and buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Salvatore Pacheco | 58-60 |
| 02:40 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Chad Davis (SG), John Foor (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Gary Burnett, John Agarwal, Kevin Alcaraz, William Holt | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (PG), Peter Worden (SG), Thomas Wiliams (SF), Anthony Scott (PF), William Pfeil (C) Salvatore Pacheco, Angel Montes, Jesus Guzman, Joseph Vidaurri, Everette Basnight | |
| 02:14 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor is whistled for traveling | 58-60 |
| 01:49 | UTEP | Peter Worden clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-60 |
| 01:47 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 01:47 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), William Holt (PF) Paul Suda, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jesus Guzman (SF) Thomas Wiliams | |
| 01:28 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-60 |
| 01:26 | UTEP | Sterling Williams pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Peter Worden is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Davis - foul #3 on Chad Davis, team foul #12 | 58-60 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Peter Worden makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Peter Worden makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:56 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-62 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Peter Worden pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:51 | UTEP | John Mund steps in front of the William Pfeil pass in the backcourt | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | Jesus Guzman steps in front of the John Mund pass | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:43 | UTEP | William Pfeil is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Burnett - foul #3 on Gary Burnett, team foul #13 | 58-62 |
| 00:43 | UTEP | William Pfeil makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:43 | UTEP | William Pfeil makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 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 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis loses the dribble to Jesus Guzman | 58-64 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Sterling Williams lays it up and in set up by Jesus Guzman | 58-66 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Chad Davis | 61-66 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman is hacked by Gary Burnett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Burnett, team foul #14 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG) Sterling Williams | |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett loses the dribble to Jesus Guzman | 61-68 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Peter Worden lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jesus Guzman | 61-70 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-70 |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt snags the offensive board | 61-70 |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-70 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | The clock runs out | 61-70 |