| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kurt Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Haile (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Billy Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Anthony Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Becton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Al Melton (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Alfonso (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Sam Haile inbounds the ball | 45-42 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:50 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Green | 48-42 |
| 19:35 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton is fouled on the floor by Kurt Hughes - foul #1 on Kurt Hughes, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| 19:19 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Tidwell | 48-45 |
| 19:15 | UTEP | Jeffrey Tidwell is called for the reach on Sam Haile in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Tidwell, team foul #1 | 48-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edwin Turner (PG), Todd Smith (SG), Patrick Cannon (C) Robert Moore, Kurt Hughes, Christopher Green | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG), Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (C) John Becton, Jeffrey Tidwell, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 18:56 | UTEP | Billy Hall double dribbles | 48-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alan Howard (SF), Gregory Scott (C) Sam Haile, Billy Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Waylon Fryar (C) Anthony Duncan, Al Melton | |
| 18:29 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 18:28 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 18:14 | UTEP | Alan Howard connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Todd Smith | 50-45 |
| 18:06 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Frank Richart, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Moore (PG), Kurt Hughes (SG), Sam Haile (SF), Robert Smith (PF), Christopher Green (C) Edwin Turner, Todd Smith, Alan Howard, Patrick Cannon, Gregory Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), John Becton (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Al Melton (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) David Slater, Frank Richart, Kent Myers, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| 17:51 | UTEP | Sam Haile makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Moore | 53-45 |
| 17:42 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 17:41 | UTEP | Sam Haile snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 17:27 | UTEP | John Becton steals the ball from Robert Moore | 53-45 |
| 17:22 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Sam Haile - foul #3 on Sam Haile, team foul #2 | 53-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Longstreet (PG), Edwin Turner (SF), Billy Hall (PF) Robert Moore, Sam Haile, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:22 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 17:22 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 17:04 | UTEP | Edwin Turner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 17:03 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 16:48 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 16:46 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso tips it in | 53-49 |
| 16:38 | UTEP | William Longstreet comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 16:36 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 16:18 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jeffrey Tidwell, team foul #3 | 53-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Moore (PG), Alan Howard (SF), Patrick Cannon (PF), Robert Smith (C) William Longstreet, Edwin Turner, Billy Hall, Christopher Green | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Frank Richart (SG), Stephen Siddiqui (SF), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Anthony Duncan, John Becton, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 16:05 | UTEP | Alan Howard connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Moore | 55-49 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kurt Hughes (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Howard (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Patrick Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Slater (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Richart (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Siddiqui (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Haskins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Waylon Fryar (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Southern Mississippi | Alan Howard steals the ball from William Haskins | 55-49 |
| 15:33 | UTEP | Stephen Siddiqui steps in front of the Alan Howard pass | 55-49 |
| 15:29 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Todd Smith (SG), Sam Haile (SF), Billy Hall (PF), Gregory Scott (C) Kurt Hughes, Alan Howard, Patrick Cannon, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Al Melton (PF), Kent Myers (C) Frank Richart, Stephen Siddiqui, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| 15:19 | UTEP | Todd Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 15:17 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG) David Slater | |
| 15:10 | UTEP | Sam Haile misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 15:08 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 15:04 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Moore steps in front of the John Becton pass in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| 14:50 | UTEP | Billy Hall scores on a shot in the paint set up by Robert Moore | 57-49 |
| 14:46 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Smith picks off the pass by Anthony Duncan in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| 14:30 | UTEP | Sam Haile is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 57-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edwin Turner (SG), Christopher Green (C) Todd Smith, Gregory Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Frank Richart (SG), Joshua Alfonso (C) Anthony Duncan, John Becton, Jeffrey Tidwell | |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Green steps in front of the Joshua Alfonso pass in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| 14:04 | UTEP | Robert Moore hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Billy Hall | 59-49 |
| 13:51 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frank Richart | 59-51 |
| 13:43 | UTEP | Billy Hall knocks in the runner from close range | 61-51 |
| 13:39 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater is hacked by Robert Moore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Moore, team foul #3 | 61-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Longstreet (PG), Kurt Hughes (SG), Alan Howard (SF), Patrick Cannon (PF), Robert Smith (C) Robert Moore, Edwin Turner, Sam Haile, Billy Hall, Christopher Green | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), John Becton (SG), Stephen Siddiqui (SF), William Haskins (PF) David Slater, Frank Richart, Kent Myers, Al Melton | |
| 13:30 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Haskins | 61-53 |
| 13:16 | UTEP | William Haskins blocks the short jumper by Kurt Hughes | 61-53 |
| 13:14 | UTEP | Robert Smith gets the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 12:53 | UTEP | Joshua Alfonso picks off the pass by William Longstreet | 61-53 |
| 12:33 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 61-53 |
| 12:31 | UTEP | Alan Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 12:13 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 12:11 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 12:00 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Cannon is called for the reach on John Becton - foul #1 on Patrick Cannon, team foul #4 | 61-53 |
| 12:00 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Todd Smith (PG), Edwin Turner (SG), Sam Haile (SF), Gregory Scott (PF), Christopher Green (C) William Longstreet, Kurt Hughes, Alan Howard, Patrick Cannon, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Frank Richart (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Al Melton (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Anthony Duncan, John Becton, Stephen Siddiqui, William Haskins, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 11:55 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Richart | 61-55 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Todd Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edwin Turner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sam Haile (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Slater (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Richart (fairly fresh) SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Al Melton (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Waylon Fryar (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | UTEP | Sam Haile buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Edwin Turner | 64-55 |
| 11:16 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Richart | 64-57 |
| 11:14 | UTEP | Todd Smith is fouled in the backcourt by David Slater - foul #3 on David Slater, team foul #4 | 64-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Moore (PG), Billy Hall (PF) Todd Smith, Gregory Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers (C) Waylon Fryar | |
| 11:02 | UTEP | Robert Moore can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 64-57 |
| 11:01 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 10:38 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart is fouled on the floor by Billy Hall - foul #2 on Billy Hall, team foul #5 | 64-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Patrick Cannon (C) Christopher Green | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG) Frank Richart | |
| 10:22 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Cannon steals the ball from Kent Myers | 64-57 |
| 10:20 | UTEP | Robert Moore is fouled in the backcourt by David Slater - foul #4 on David Slater, team foul #5 | 64-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Todd Smith (PG), Kurt Hughes (SG) Robert Moore, Edwin Turner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), William Haskins (C) David Slater, Al Melton | |
| 10:04 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 10:02 | UTEP | Todd Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 09:48 | UTEP | Kent Myers steals the ball from Billy Hall | 64-57 |
| 09:27 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers misses short on a shot from the left block | 64-57 |
| 09:26 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Kent Myers | 64-57 |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-57 |
| 09:07 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Sam Haile | 64-57 |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Sam Haile buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-57 |
| 08:57 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-57 |
| 08:56 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins grabs the offensive board | 67-57 |
| 08:46 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers is open but misses the lay-in | 67-57 |
| 08:44 | UTEP | Todd Smith grabs the board | 67-57 |
| 08:44 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Moore (PG), William Longstreet (SG), Alan Howard (SF), Gregory Scott (PF), Robert Smith (C) Todd Smith, Kurt Hughes, Sam Haile, Billy Hall, Patrick Cannon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG), Stephen Siddiqui (SF), Al Melton (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) John Becton, Jeffrey Tidwell, Kent Myers, William Haskins | |
| 08:31 | UTEP | William Longstreet misses the 3 from straight away | 67-57 |
| 08:30 | UTEP | Robert Smith tips it home | 69-57 |
| 08:18 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-57 |
| 08:16 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Moore | 69-57 |
| 08:02 | UTEP | William Longstreet can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen Siddiqui - foul #2 on Stephen Siddiqui, team foul #6 | 69-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edwin Turner (SG), Christopher Green (C) Robert Moore, Gregory Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso (C) Waylon Fryar | |
| 08:02 | UTEP | William Longstreet makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 08:02 | UTEP | William Longstreet makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 07:42 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #6 | 71-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Moore (PG), Kurt Hughes (SG), Billy Hall (PF) William Longstreet, Alan Howard, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Kent Myers (SF) Anthony Duncan, Stephen Siddiqui | |
| 07:42 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton misses the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 07:42 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton misses the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 07:42 | UTEP | Christopher Green gets the rebound | 71-57 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Moore (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kurt Hughes (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Billy Hall (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Slater (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Frank Richart (tiring) SF - Kent Myers (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Al Melton (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Alfonso (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | UTEP | Christopher Green makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Moore | 73-57 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:22 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:57 | UTEP | Joshua Alfonso swats the layup by Kurt Hughes | 73-59 |
| 06:55 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso grabs the board | 73-59 |
| 06:51 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater is hacked by Billy Hall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy Hall, team foul #7 | 73-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sam Haile (SF), Patrick Cannon (PF) Kurt Hughes, Billy Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Waylon Fryar (PF), William Haskins (C) Frank Richart, Kent Myers, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 06:51 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 06:51 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:45 | UTEP | Sam Haile double dribbles in the backcourt | 73-61 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 06:32 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Tidwell | 73-64 |
| 06:19 | UTEP | Edwin Turner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-64 |
| 06:17 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Haskins | 73-64 |
| 06:15 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Todd Smith (PG), Gregory Scott (PF) Robert Moore, Patrick Cannon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Waylon Fryar, William Haskins | |
| 06:03 | UTEP | Todd Smith drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Sam Haile | 76-64 |
| 06:01 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Becton, team foul #7 | 76-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Longstreet (PG), Robert Smith (C) Sam Haile, Christopher Green | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui (SF) Jeffrey Tidwell | |
| 05:45 | UTEP | Todd Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 79-64 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:29 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui's pass is intercepted by Todd Smith | 79-64 |
| 05:24 | UTEP | Todd Smith lays it up and in | 81-64 |
| 05:16 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui's pass is intercepted by Edwin Turner | 81-64 |
| 05:11 | UTEP | Gregory Scott lays it in on a nice dish by Edwin Turner | 83-64 |
| 05:07 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater is hacked by William Longstreet in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Longstreet, team foul #8 | 83-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Moore (PG), Kurt Hughes (SG), Alan Howard (SF), Billy Hall (PF), Christopher Green (C) William Longstreet, Todd Smith, Edwin Turner, Gregory Scott, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG), Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) John Becton, Stephen Siddiqui, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 05:07 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater makes the 1st free throw | 83-65 |
| 05:07 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater misses the 2nd free throw | 83-65 |
| 05:07 | UTEP | Christopher Green gets the rebound | 83-65 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:48 | UTEP | Robert Moore travels with the ball | 83-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF) David Slater, Waylon Fryar | |
| 04:32 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Frank Richart | 83-67 |
| 04:08 | UTEP | Billy Hall misses the easy layup | 83-67 |
| 04:07 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart gets the rebound | 83-67 |
| 04:07 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Todd Smith (PG), Robert Smith (PF), Patrick Cannon (C) Robert Moore, Billy Hall, Christopher Green | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui (SF), Al Melton (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Jeffrey Tidwell, William Haskins, Kent Myers | |
| 04:00 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Al Melton and he's hacked by Alan Howard - foul #3 on Alan Howard, team foul #9 | 83-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Longstreet (PG) Kurt Hughes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:00 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar misses the free throw | 83-69 |
| 04:00 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon grabs the board | 83-69 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:37 | UTEP | Alan Howard is whistled for traveling | 83-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edwin Turner (PG), Sam Haile (SF), Billy Hall (PF) William Longstreet, Alan Howard, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG) Frank Richart | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Edwin Turner (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Sam Haile (tiring) 19 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy Hall (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Cannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Anthony Duncan (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Becton (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Siddiqui (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Al Melton (tired) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Waylon Fryar (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Al Melton | 83-71 |
| 03:22 | UTEP | Edwin Turner is hacked by Anthony Duncan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Duncan, team foul #8 | 83-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kurt Hughes (SG) Todd Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), William Haskins (C) Anthony Duncan, Stephen Siddiqui, Waylon Fryar | |
| 03:22 | UTEP | Edwin Turner makes the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 03:22 | UTEP | Edwin Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 85-71 |
| 03:09 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater misses the lay-in | 85-71 |
| 03:08 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 85-71 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edwin Turner | 87-71 |
| 02:35 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by David Slater | 87-73 |
| 02:11 | UTEP | David Slater steals it from Edwin Turner | 87-73 |
| 01:59 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 87-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | Todd Smith (SG), Alan Howard (SF), Gregory Scott (C) Kurt Hughes, Sam Haile, Billy Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG), Kent Myers (SF), Waylon Fryar (C) John Becton, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton | |
| 01:46 | UTEP | Edwin Turner is hacked by David Slater - foul #5 on David Slater, team foul #9 | 87-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG) David Slater | |
| 01:46 | UTEP | Edwin Turner misses the 1st free throw | 87-73 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins snags the defensive board | 87-73 |
| 01:31 | Southern Mississippi | Alan Howard swats the layup by Frank Richart | 87-73 |
| 01:30 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon snags the defensive board | 87-73 |
| 01:28 | UTEP | Gregory Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Duncan - foul #4 on Anthony Duncan, team foul #10 | 87-73 |
| 01:28 | UTEP | Gregory Scott misses the 1st free throw | 87-73 |
| 01:28 | UTEP | Gregory Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 88-73 |
| 01:18 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Patrick Cannon - foul #2 on Patrick Cannon, team foul #10 | 88-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui (SF) Anthony Duncan | |
| 01:18 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar makes the 1st free throw | 88-74 |
| 01:18 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar misses the 2nd free throw | 88-74 |
| 01:18 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Alan Howard | 88-74 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Todd Smith misses the 3 from the left corner | 88-74 |
| 01:00 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar grabs the board | 88-74 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart is called for traveling in the backcourt | 88-74 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG) Stephen Siddiqui | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Alan Howard blows the layup but he's fouled by Frank Richart - foul #2 on Frank Richart, team foul #11 | 88-74 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Alan Howard makes the 1st free throw | 89-74 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Alan Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 90-74 |
| 00:25 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 90-77 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Edwin Turner runs out the clock | 90-77 |