| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) C - Tommy McComack (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jay Macrae (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Page (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Holt (fresh) C - John Mund (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams inbounds the ball | 42-28 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-28 |
| 19:43 | UTEP | Anthony Scott snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 19:15 | UTEP | Roger Leader connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Scott | 44-28 |
| 18:57 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-28 |
| 18:55 | UTEP | Tommy McComack snags the defensive board | 44-28 |
| 18:37 | UTEP | Jay Macrae steals it from Tommy McComack | 44-28 |
| 18:26 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones (PF) William Holt | |
| 17:57 | UTEP | Roger Leader misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-28 |
| 17:56 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund pulls down the rebound | 44-28 |
| 17:43 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund misses the easy layup | 44-28 |
| 17:41 | UTEP | Anthony Scott gets the rebound | 44-28 |
| 17:17 | UTEP | Robert Jones steals it from Roger Leader | 44-28 |
| 17:03 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-28 |
| 17:02 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones can't tip it in | 44-28 |
| 17:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jay Macrae grabs the offensive board | 44-28 |
| 16:40 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-28 |
| 16:39 | UTEP | Tommy McComack grabs the defensive rebound | 44-28 |
| 16:13 | UTEP | Nick Caves loses the ball out of bounds | 44-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Sterling Williams (SG), Salvador Espinoza (SF), Joseph Vidaurri (PF), William Pfeil (C) Joseph Firth, Nick Caves, Roger Leader, Anthony Scott, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Putnam (PG), Gary Burnett (SG), Larry Frank (SF), William Holt (PF), John Foor (C) Jay Macrae, Bruce Page, Paul Williams, Robert Jones, John Mund | |
| 16:03 | Southern Mississippi | Salvador Espinoza steals the ball from Gary Burnett | 44-28 |
| 15:57 | UTEP | Robert Putnam picks off the pass by Salvatore Pacheco in the backcourt | 44-28 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvatore Pacheco (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sterling Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Salvador Espinoza (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Vidaurri (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Pfeil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Putnam (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Burnett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Frank (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Holt (fresh) C - John Foor (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Burnett | 44-31 |
| 15:21 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza is called for traveling | 44-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward (SF) Gary Burnett | |
| 15:02 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-31 |
| 15:01 | UTEP | Sterling Williams snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 14:57 | UTEP | Sterling Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-31 |
| 14:43 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 14:40 | UTEP | Robert Putnam picks off the pass by Salvatore Pacheco in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| 14:30 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt scores on a shot from the left block | 44-36 |
| 14:14 | UTEP | John Foor takes the ball from Salvador Espinoza | 44-36 |
| 13:54 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 13:53 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward tips it but misses | 44-36 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | William Pfeil snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 13:50 | UTEP | Sterling Williams loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Nick Caves (SG), Roger Leader (SF), Anthony Scott (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Salvatore Pacheco, Sterling Williams, Salvador Espinoza, Joseph Vidaurri, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jay Macrae (PG), Gary Burnett (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Robert Jones (PF), John Mund (C) Robert Putnam, Larry Frank, Tyler Ward, William Holt, John Foor | |
| 13:43 | Southern Mississippi | Jay Macrae makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Jones | 44-38 |
| 13:23 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Nick Caves | 47-38 |
| 13:07 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Mund | 47-40 |
| 12:48 | UTEP | Tommy McComack misses short on a jumper from the left block | 47-40 |
| 12:46 | UTEP | Roger Leader tips it back up and in | 49-40 |
| 12:28 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 49-40 |
| 12:27 | UTEP | Roger Leader grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 12:22 | UTEP | Gary Burnett is called for the reach on Nick Caves in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Burnett, team foul #1 | 49-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page (SG), Robert Putnam (SF), William Holt (PF) Jay Macrae, Paul Williams, Robert Jones | |
| 11:58 | UTEP | Joseph Firth hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-40 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Scott (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Tommy McComack (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Page (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Putnam (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Mund (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt is fouled on the floor by Joseph Firth - foul #1 on Joseph Firth, team foul #1 | 52-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza (SF), Joseph Vidaurri (PF), William Pfeil (C) Roger Leader, Anthony Scott, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank (SF), Tyler Ward (PF), John Foor (C) Gary Burnett, William Holt, John Mund | |
| 11:37 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Putnam makes the shot from the left block set up by Bruce Page and he's fouled by Nick Caves - foul #1 on Nick Caves, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (SG) Nick Caves | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 11:37 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Putnam makes the free throw | 52-43 |
| 11:35 | UTEP | Sterling Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| 11:11 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 11:10 | UTEP | The rebound goes to William Pfeil | 52-43 |
| 10:41 | UTEP | Sterling Williams clanks a 3 from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 10:40 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Putnam grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 10:21 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Putnam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-43 |
| 10:19 | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 10:01 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza makes the wide open fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Sterling Williams | 54-43 |
| 09:48 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Foor | 54-46 |
| 09:19 | UTEP | Bruce Page is called for the reach on Joseph Vidaurri - foul #2 on Bruce Page, team foul #2 | 54-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Nick Caves (SG), Roger Leader (SF), Anthony Scott (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Joseph Firth, Sterling Williams, Salvador Espinoza, Joseph Vidaurri, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jay Macrae (PG), Gary Burnett (SG), Paul Williams (SF), William Holt (PF), Robert Jones (C) Robert Putnam, Bruce Page, Larry Frank, Tyler Ward, John Foor | |
| 09:01 | UTEP | Nick Caves blows the layup but the foul's on Gary Burnett - foul #3 on Gary Burnett, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| 09:01 | UTEP | Nick Caves makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:01 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:01 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 08:46 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Scott swats the short shot by William Holt | 55-46 |
| 08:45 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones tips it in | 55-48 |
| 08:22 | UTEP | Nick Caves makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Anthony Scott | 57-48 |
| 08:02 | Southern Mississippi | Jay Macrae misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roger Leader - foul #2 on Roger Leader, team foul #3 | 57-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Mund (C) William Holt | |
| 08:02 | Southern Mississippi | Jay Macrae makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 08:02 | Southern Mississippi | Jay Macrae makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:36 | UTEP | Roger Leader is called for traveling | 57-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page (SG), William Holt (PF) Gary Burnett, Robert Jones | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvatore Pacheco (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Scott (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Tommy McComack (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jay Macrae (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Page (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Holt (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Mund (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams misses the dunk | 57-50 |
| 07:13 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund tips it in | 57-52 |
| 06:55 | UTEP | Tommy McComack is fouled on the floor by Paul Williams - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Sterling Williams (SG), Salvador Espinoza (SF), Joseph Vidaurri (PF), William Pfeil (C) Salvatore Pacheco, Nick Caves, Roger Leader, Anthony Scott, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Putnam (SG), Larry Frank (SF), John Foor (PF) Bruce Page, Paul Williams, William Holt | |
| 06:41 | UTEP | Joseph Firth clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 06:39 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Foor | 57-52 |
| 06:18 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Putnam misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 06:16 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 05:47 | UTEP | Joseph Firth knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Salvador Espinoza | 60-52 |
| 05:33 | Southern Mississippi | Jay Macrae is fouled on the floor by Joseph Firth - foul #2 on Joseph Firth, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Nick Caves (SG), Roger Leader (SF), Anthony Scott (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Sterling Williams, Salvador Espinoza, Joseph Vidaurri, William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (SG), Tyler Ward (PF), Robert Jones (C) Jay Macrae, John Foor, John Mund | |
| 05:20 | Southern Mississippi | Nick Caves is called for the reach on Gary Burnett - foul #2 on Nick Caves, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page (SG) Larry Frank | |
| 05:13 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Nick Caves - foul #3 on Nick Caves, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| 05:13 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:13 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:45 | UTEP | Bruce Page is called for the reach on Nick Caves - foul #3 on Bruce Page, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG) Joseph Firth | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams (SF), William Holt (PF) Robert Putnam, Tyler Ward | |
| 04:29 | UTEP | Bruce Page is called for the reach on Tommy McComack - foul #4 on Bruce Page, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| 04:11 | UTEP | Nick Caves banks in the layup on a great pass from Anthony Scott | 62-54 |
| 03:44 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Firth (PG), Joseph Vidaurri (PF), William Pfeil (C) Salvatore Pacheco, Anthony Scott, Tommy McComack | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Putnam (PG), Larry Frank (SG), John Foor (PF), John Mund (C) Gary Burnett, Bruce Page, William Holt, Robert Jones | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Joseph Firth hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-54 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joseph Firth (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nick Caves (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Leader (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Vidaurri (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Pfeil (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Putnam (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Frank (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Foor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Mund (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Southern Mississippi | William Pfeil denies the turnaround by Robert Putnam | 64-54 |
| 03:07 | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 02:38 | UTEP | Joseph Firth misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 02:36 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 02:36 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tommy McComack (C) William Pfeil | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jay Macrae (PG), Bruce Page (SG), William Holt (PF) Robert Putnam, Larry Frank, John Foor | |
| 02:26 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 02:25 | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri grabs the board | 64-54 |
| 02:04 | UTEP | Joseph Firth misses the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 02:03 | UTEP | Joseph Firth hits the follow up shot | 66-54 |
| 01:47 | Southern Mississippi | Jay Macrae can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 01:45 | UTEP | Tommy McComack snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 01:23 | UTEP | Nick Caves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 01:22 | UTEP | Tommy McComack gets the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Joseph Firth makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams's pass is intercepted by Joseph Firth | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:43 | UTEP | William Holt is called for the reach on Tommy McComack in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Holt, team foul #7 | 69-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Sterling Williams (SG), Salvador Espinoza (SF) Joseph Firth, Nick Caves, Roger Leader | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Putnam (PG), Larry Frank (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), Robert Jones (PF), John Foor (C) Jay Macrae, Bruce Page, Paul Williams, William Holt, John Mund | |
| 00:43 | UTEP | Tommy McComack misses the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 69-54 |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 69-54 |
| 00:38 | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri gets the rebound | 69-54 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Tommy McComack buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sterling Williams | 71-54 |
| 00:11 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 71-56 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco runs out the clock | 71-56 |