| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tom Bey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Moon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Quinn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Houchin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Hyde (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Perales (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marty Allen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Elmer Drew (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Scott Moon inbounds the ball | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:55 | UTEP | Larry Houchin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-51 |
| 19:41 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Marty Allen | 40-53 |
| 19:39 | UTEP | Tom Bey is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Hyde - foul #3 on Carlos Hyde, team foul #1 | 40-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (SG) Carlos Hyde | |
| 19:31 | UTEP | Dale Quinn's floater is tipped away by Marty Allen | 40-53 |
| 19:30 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 19:08 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales misses short on an open shot from close range | 40-53 |
| 19:07 | UTEP | Tom Bey grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 18:47 | UTEP | Scott Moon misses the shot from the free throw line | 40-53 |
| 18:46 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew snags the defensive board | 40-53 |
| 18:39 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Moon steals the ball from Elmer Drew in the backcourt | 40-53 |
| 18:24 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 18:23 | UTEP | Dale Quinn hits the follow up shot | 42-53 |
| 18:02 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Dale Quinn - foul #1 on Dale Quinn, team foul #1 | 42-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG), Richard Cortes (SG), Thomas Kerney (SF), Richard Walker (PF), Antonio Davis (C) Tom Bey, Dikembe Abdon, Scott Moon, Dale Quinn, Larry Houchin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary (SG), Nicholas Wilder (SF), Fred Wainscott (PF), David Browder (C) William Howard, Victor Perales, Marty Allen, Elmer Drew | |
| 18:02 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 18:02 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 18:00 | UTEP | Robert Rogers is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Lane - foul #2 on Billy Lane, team foul #2 | 42-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton (SG) Billy Lane | |
| 17:50 | UTEP | Richard Cortes is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Rogers | 44-55 |
| 17:48 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton is hacked by Robert Rogers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Rogers, team foul #2 | 44-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Conrad Ingram (SG) Robert Rogers | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:40 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Conrad Ingram - foul #3 on Conrad Ingram, team foul #3 | 44-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Jenkins (PF) Conrad Ingram | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:40 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 17:40 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 17:18 | UTEP | Richard Walker knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by David Browder - foul #1 on David Browder, team foul #3 | 46-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Dikembe Abdon (SG) Antonio Davis, Thomas Kerney | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Eric Kass (SF), Marty Allen (PF) Richard Hilton, Nicholas Wilder, David Browder | |
| 17:18 | UTEP | Richard Walker makes the free throw | 47-57 |
| 16:59 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Cortes steps in front of the Charles Leary pass | 47-57 |
| 16:43 | UTEP | Richard Cortes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 16:41 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Marty Allen | 47-57 |
| 16:21 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott misses short on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-57 |
| 16:20 | UTEP | Richard Cortes gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 16:18 | UTEP | Richard Walker travels in the backcourt | 47-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Scott Moon (SF), Dale Quinn (PF), Larry Houchin (C) Richard Cortes, Robert Jenkins, Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (SG), Nicholas Wilder (SF), Elmer Drew (C) Charles Leary, Eric Kass, Fred Wainscott | |
| 16:02 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by William Howard | 47-59 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tom Bey (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdon (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Moon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Quinn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Houchin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Lane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Wilder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marty Allen (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Elmer Drew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | UTEP | Scott Moon is open and buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Tom Bey | 49-59 |
| 15:35 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Houchin picks off the pass by William Howard in the backcourt | 49-59 |
| 15:18 | UTEP | Larry Houchin makes the turnaround from the baseline | 51-59 |
| 15:01 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-59 |
| 15:00 | UTEP | Dale Quinn grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 14:41 | UTEP | Dale Quinn connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tom Bey | 54-59 |
| 14:21 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Elmer Drew | 54-62 |
| 14:08 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon is fouled on the floor by Billy Lane - foul #3 on Billy Lane, team foul #4 | 54-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG), Conrad Ingram (SG), Richard Cortes (SF), Thomas Kerney (PF), Antonio Davis (C) Tom Bey, Dikembe Abdon, Scott Moon, Dale Quinn, Larry Houchin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary (PG), Carlos Hyde (SG), Victor Perales (SF), David Browder (PF), Richard Hilton (C) William Howard, Billy Lane, Nicholas Wilder, Marty Allen, Elmer Drew | |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Conrad Ingram clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 54-62 |
| 13:47 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| 13:45 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales double dribbles in the backcourt | 54-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Walker (PF) Richard Cortes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott (PF) Richard Hilton | |
| 13:36 | UTEP | Conrad Ingram misses the 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Carlos Hyde - foul #4 on Carlos Hyde, team foul #5 | 54-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton (SG) Carlos Hyde | |
| 13:36 | UTEP | Conrad Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 13:36 | UTEP | Conrad Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 13:36 | UTEP | Conrad Ingram makes the 3rd free throw | 57-62 |
| 13:20 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton is hacked by Antonio Davis - foul #3 on Antonio Davis, team foul #4 | 57-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Cortes (SG) Conrad Ingram | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Eric Kass (PF) Charles Leary, David Browder | |
| 13:06 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton is called for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Hilton, team foul #6 | 57-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Jenkins (PF) Antonio Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (SG) Richard Hilton | |
| 12:54 | UTEP | Robert Jenkins misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-62 |
| 12:52 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 12:39 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 57-62 |
| 12:37 | UTEP | Thomas Kerney pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 12:18 | UTEP | Robert Jenkins knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Rogers | 60-62 |
| 11:53 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales is fouled on the floor by Thomas Kerney - foul #1 on Thomas Kerney, team foul #5 | 60-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Conrad Ingram (SG), Scott Moon (SF), Dale Quinn (PF), Antonio Davis (C) Richard Cortes, Thomas Kerney, Robert Jenkins, Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary (SG), David Browder (PF) Billy Lane, Eric Kass | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Rogers (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Conrad Ingram (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Scott Moon (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Quinn (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Antonio Davis (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (tired) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Leary (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Victor Perales (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Browder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Wainscott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder is whistled for a carry | 60-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton (SG), Marty Allen (PF) William Howard, Fred Wainscott | |
| 11:25 | UTEP | Antonio Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 11:24 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 11:12 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Hilton | 60-65 |
| 11:01 | UTEP | Conrad Ingram banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Rogers | 62-65 |
| 10:49 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder is alone and drills a floater in the lane set up by Richard Hilton | 62-67 |
| 10:33 | UTEP | Scott Moon comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Victor Perales - foul #2 on Victor Perales, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Dikembe Abdon (SG), Larry Houchin (C) Robert Rogers, Conrad Ingram, Antonio Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Billy Lane (SG), Fred Wainscott (SF), Elmer Drew (C) Charles Leary, Richard Hilton, Victor Perales, David Browder | |
| 10:33 | UTEP | Scott Moon misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 10:33 | UTEP | Scott Moon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 10:14 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard loses the ball out of bounds | 63-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Cortes (SF), Richard Walker (PF) Scott Moon, Dale Quinn | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder (SF) Marty Allen | |
| 10:12 | UTEP | Richard Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-67 |
| 10:01 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard misses short on a 3 from straight away | 63-67 |
| 09:59 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Richard Cortes | 63-67 |
| 09:57 | UTEP | Larry Houchin is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Wilder - foul #1 on Nicholas Wilder, team foul #8 | 63-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Kerney (PF) Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:57 | UTEP | Larry Houchin makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 09:57 | UTEP | Larry Houchin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 09:40 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 09:39 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott grabs the offensive board | 65-67 |
| 09:24 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane makes the 3 from the right wing | 65-70 |
| 09:24 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG), Scott Moon (SF), Robert Jenkins (PF) Tom Bey, Richard Cortes, Thomas Kerney | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary (SG), Victor Perales (SF), Marty Allen (PF) Billy Lane, Nicholas Wilder, Elmer Drew | |
| 09:04 | UTEP | Scott Moon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-70 |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Robert Rogers tips it back up and in | 67-70 |
| 08:49 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales is called for traveling | 67-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | Conrad Ingram (SF), Richard Walker (PF), Antonio Davis (C) Scott Moon, Robert Jenkins, Larry Houchin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton (SG), Elmer Drew (C) William Howard, Fred Wainscott | |
| 08:23 | UTEP | Antonio Davis is fouled on the floor by Elmer Drew - foul #2 on Elmer Drew, team foul #9 | 67-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Dale Quinn (PF) Robert Rogers, Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (PG), Nicholas Wilder (SF), David Browder (PF) Richard Hilton, Victor Perales, Marty Allen | |
| 08:23 | UTEP | Antonio Davis misses the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 08:23 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder grabs the board | 67-70 |
| 08:07 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Tom Bey - foul #2 on Tom Bey, team foul #6 | 67-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Kerney (SF), Larry Houchin (C) Conrad Ingram, Antonio Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:07 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 08:07 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Thomas Kerney grabs the defensive rebound | 67-71 |
| 08:02 | UTEP | Billy Lane takes the ball from Thomas Kerney in the backcourt | 67-71 |
| 08:01 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane lays it up and in | 67-73 |
| 07:59 | UTEP | Tom Bey is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Lane - foul #4 on Billy Lane, team foul #10 | 67-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Hyde (SG), Fred Wainscott (SF), Marty Allen (PF) Charles Leary, Nicholas Wilder, Elmer Drew | |
| 07:59 | UTEP | Tom Bey makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 07:59 | UTEP | Tom Bey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 07:44 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 69-73 |
| 07:42 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-73 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tom Bey (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdon (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kerney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Quinn (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Houchin (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Billy Lane (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Carlos Hyde (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Fred Wainscott (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marty Allen (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Browder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Larry Houchin - foul #2 on Larry Houchin, team foul #7 | 69-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG), Richard Cortes (SG), Scott Moon (SF), Richard Walker (PF), Antonio Davis (C) Tom Bey, Dikembe Abdon, Thomas Kerney, Dale Quinn, Larry Houchin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Eric Kass (SF) Billy Lane, David Browder | |
| 07:24 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 07:24 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 07:11 | UTEP | Richard Cortes hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-74 |
| 06:56 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-74 |
| 06:54 | UTEP | Richard Walker pulls down the rebound | 72-74 |
| 06:39 | UTEP | Richard Walker misses long on an open turnaround near the basket | 72-74 |
| 06:37 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kass grabs the defensive rebound | 72-74 |
| 06:34 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Rogers - foul #4 on Robert Rogers, team foul #8 | 72-74 |
| Subs | UTEP | Conrad Ingram (SG), Robert Jenkins (PF), Larry Houchin (C) Richard Cortes, Richard Walker, Antonio Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales (SF), David Browder (PF), Richard Hilton (C) Eric Kass, Marty Allen, Fred Wainscott | |
| 06:34 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 06:34 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 06:34 | UTEP | Scott Moon gets the rebound | 72-75 |
| 06:15 | UTEP | Conrad Ingram is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the right block | 72-75 |
| 06:13 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales pulls down the rebound | 72-75 |
| 06:10 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales is hacked by Conrad Ingram in the backcourt - foul #4 on Conrad Ingram, team foul #9 | 72-75 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Thomas Kerney (SF) Robert Rogers, Scott Moon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary (PG) William Howard | |
| 06:10 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 06:10 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 05:54 | UTEP | Conrad Ingram clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 72-77 |
| 05:52 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton snags the defensive board | 72-77 |
| 05:37 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Hyde buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Leary | 72-80 |
| 05:24 | UTEP | Victor Perales steals the ball from Conrad Ingram | 72-80 |
| 05:17 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton is hacked by Robert Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Jenkins, team foul #10 | 72-80 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG), Dikembe Abdon (SG), Richard Cortes (SF), Dale Quinn (PF), Antonio Davis (C) Tom Bey, Conrad Ingram, Thomas Kerney, Robert Jenkins, Larry Houchin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (PG), Nicholas Wilder (SF), Marty Allen (PF) Charles Leary, Victor Perales, David Browder | |
| 05:17 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton misses the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 05:17 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| 05:10 | UTEP | Antonio Davis knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Marty Allen - foul #3 on Marty Allen, team foul #11 | 74-81 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew (C) Richard Hilton | |
| 05:10 | UTEP | Antonio Davis misses the free throw | 74-81 |
| 05:10 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew grabs the board | 74-81 |
| 04:52 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew is open and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Billy Lane | 74-83 |
| 04:31 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon is hacked by Carlos Hyde - foul #5 on Carlos Hyde, team foul #12 | 74-83 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Scott Moon (SF), Richard Walker (C) Robert Rogers, Richard Cortes, Antonio Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Fred Wainscott (PF) Carlos Hyde, Marty Allen | |
| 04:31 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon makes the 1st free throw | 75-83 |
| 04:31 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon misses the 2nd free throw | 75-83 |
| 04:31 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott grabs the defensive rebound | 75-83 |
| 04:07 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Howard | 75-85 |
| 04:03 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon clanks a 3 from the right corner | 75-85 |
| 04:02 | UTEP | Dale Quinn can't tip it in | 75-85 |
| 04:00 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Wilder grabs the defensive rebound | 75-85 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | William Howard buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Lane | 75-88 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:43 | UTEP | Nicholas Wilder is called for the reach on Tom Bey - foul #2 on Nicholas Wilder, team foul #13 | 75-88 |
| Subs | UTEP | Conrad Ingram (SG), Thomas Kerney (SF), Robert Jenkins (PF), Antonio Davis (C) Dikembe Abdon, Scott Moon, Dale Quinn, Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary (SG), Victor Perales (SF) Billy Lane, Nicholas Wilder | |
| 03:43 | UTEP | Tom Bey misses the 1st free throw | 75-88 |
| 03:43 | UTEP | Tom Bey misses the 2nd free throw | 75-88 |
| 03:43 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott pulls down the rebound | 75-88 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tom Bey (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Conrad Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Kerney (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Howard (tired) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Leary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Perales (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Wainscott (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Elmer Drew (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Perales hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Howard | 75-91 |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Thomas Kerney can't finish the layup but the foul's on Victor Perales - foul #3 on Victor Perales, team foul #14 | 75-91 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG), Richard Cortes (SG), Larry Houchin (C) Tom Bey, Robert Jenkins, Antonio Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kass (SF), Marty Allen (PF), David Browder (C) Victor Perales, Fred Wainscott, Elmer Drew | |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Thomas Kerney misses the 1st free throw | 75-91 |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Thomas Kerney makes the 2nd free throw | 76-91 |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Allen banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Leary | 76-93 |
| 02:25 | UTEP | Larry Houchin buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Rogers and he's hacked by William Howard - foul #3 on William Howard, team foul #15 | 78-93 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon (SG), Scott Moon (SF), Richard Walker (PF) Richard Cortes, Conrad Ingram, Thomas Kerney | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (PG), Richard Hilton (SG), Nicholas Wilder (SF) William Howard, Charles Leary, Eric Kass | |
| 02:25 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-93 |
| 02:25 | UTEP | Larry Houchin makes the free throw | 79-93 |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder blows the dunk | 79-93 |
| 01:59 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Larry Houchin | 79-93 |
| 01:50 | UTEP | Scott Moon scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 81-93 |
| 01:48 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Abdon takes the ball from Richard Hilton in the backcourt | 81-93 |
| 01:32 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdon connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 84-93 |
| 01:29 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton is hacked by Dikembe Abdon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdon, team foul #11 | 84-93 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Dale Quinn (PF) Robert Rogers, Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Howard (PG), Victor Perales (SF), Elmer Drew (C) Billy Lane, Nicholas Wilder, David Browder | |
| 01:29 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-93 |
| 01:29 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 84-94 |
| 01:29 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton misses the 2nd free throw | 84-94 |
| 01:29 | UTEP | Larry Houchin grabs the defensive rebound | 84-94 |
| 01:17 | UTEP | William Howard takes the ball from Dikembe Abdon | 84-94 |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 84-94 |
| 00:47 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton grabs the offensive rebound | 84-94 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton is hacked by Scott Moon - foul #3 on Scott Moon, team foul #12 | 84-94 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Rogers (PG), Richard Cortes (SG), Thomas Kerney (SF), Richard Walker (PF), Antonio Davis (C) Tom Bey, Dikembe Abdon, Scott Moon, Dale Quinn, Larry Houchin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary (PG), Nicholas Wilder (SF), Fred Wainscott (PF), David Browder (C) William Howard, Victor Perales, Marty Allen, Elmer Drew | |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton misses the 1st free throw | 84-94 |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton misses the 2nd free throw | 84-94 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Richard Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 84-94 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Antonio Davis is hacked by David Browder in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Browder, team foul #16 | 84-94 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (PG) Richard Hilton | |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Antonio Davis misses the 1st free throw | 84-94 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Antonio Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 84-94 |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder grabs the board | 84-94 |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Cortes - foul #2 on Richard Cortes, team foul #13 | 84-94 |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder makes the 1st free throw | 84-95 |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | David Browder makes the 2nd free throw | 84-96 |
| 00:38 | UTEP | Fred Wainscott takes the ball from Thomas Kerney | 84-96 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Wainscott can't finish the uncontested layup | 84-96 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Richard Walker | 84-96 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | Charles Leary picks off the pass by Robert Rogers in the backcourt | 84-96 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Leary runs out the clock | 84-96 |