| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Douglas Bruner (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Roy Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Hartley (fresh) PF - James Goulart (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ty Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Satter (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - George Fournier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Herold (fresh) 2 pts. C - Maximo Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Larry Hartley inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:35 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner is alone and drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Roy Olsen | 36-32 |
| 19:32 | Southern Mississippi | Douglas Bruner picks off the pass by Michael Scott in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| 19:31 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner lays it in | 38-32 |
| 19:25 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Olsen is called for the reach on Michael Scott - foul #2 on Roy Olsen, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 19:07 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott loses the dribble to James Goulart | 38-32 |
| 18:51 | UTEP | Roy Olsen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 18:49 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 18:36 | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier is hacked by Larry Hartley - foul #2 on Larry Hartley, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Johnson (PG), Glen Barnes (SG), Mario Melvin (SF), Leon Davis (PF), Billy Baldwin (C) Douglas Bruner, Roy Olsen, Larry Hartley, James Goulart, Ty Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), Gregory Herlihy (SG), Dennis Croker (SF), Jeffrey Todd (PF), John Ulmer (C) Michael Scott, Robert Satter, George Fournier, Ralph Herold, Maximo Russo | |
| 18:19 | Southern Mississippi | The jumper by Gregory Herlihy is denied by Billy Baldwin | 38-32 |
| 18:18 | UTEP | Glen Barnes snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 17:59 | UTEP | Billy Baldwin loses the ball out of bounds | 38-32 |
| 17:50 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Dennis Croker is blocked by Billy Baldwin | 38-32 |
| 17:48 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd snags the offensive board | 38-32 |
| 17:34 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy is called for traveling | 38-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Roy Olsen (SG), Larry Hartley (SF), James Goulart (PF), Ty Jones (C) Glen Barnes, Mario Melvin, Leon Davis, Billy Baldwin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), David Butterfield (SG), George Fournier (SF), Ralph Herold (PF), Maximo Russo (C) Louis Seals, Gregory Herlihy, Dennis Croker, Jeffrey Todd, John Ulmer | |
| 17:09 | UTEP | Ty Jones is fouled on the floor by George Fournier - foul #2 on George Fournier, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar (PG) Tim Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:47 | UTEP | Ty Jones can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 38-32 |
| 16:46 | UTEP | Ty Jones tips it in | 40-32 |
| 16:44 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Olsen picks off the pass by Michael Scott in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| 16:36 | UTEP | James Goulart clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-32 |
| 16:34 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 16:17 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Hartley steals the ball from Ralph Herold | 40-32 |
| 16:15 | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Scott - foul #2 on Michael Scott, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Bruner (PG), Tim Johnson (SG), Mario Melvin (SF), Leon Davis (PF), Billy Baldwin (C) Ronald Kaspar, Roy Olsen, Larry Hartley, James Goulart, Ty Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy (PG), Robert Satter (SG), Dennis Croker (SF), Jeffrey Todd (PF) Michael Scott, David Butterfield, George Fournier, Ralph Herold | |
| 15:59 | UTEP | Mario Melvin can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Todd - foul #2 on Jeffrey Todd, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Glen Barnes (SF) Tim Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG) Maximo Russo | |
| 15:59 | UTEP | Mario Melvin misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 15:59 | UTEP | Mario Melvin misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 15:59 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Douglas Bruner (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Mario Melvin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Glen Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leon Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Baldwin (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Louis Seals (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Satter (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Herlihy (fresh) PF - Dennis Croker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Todd | 40-34 |
| 15:28 | UTEP | Leon Davis misses long on a shot in the lane | 40-34 |
| 15:27 | UTEP | Leon Davis grabs the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 15:11 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Todd - foul #3 on Jeffrey Todd, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Johnson (PG), Roy Olsen (SG), Larry Hartley (SF), James Goulart (PF), Ty Jones (C) Douglas Bruner, Mario Melvin, Glen Barnes, Leon Davis, Billy Baldwin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield (PG), George Fournier (SF), John Ulmer (PF), Maximo Russo (C) Louis Seals, Gregory Herlihy, Dennis Croker, Jeffrey Todd | |
| 14:57 | UTEP | Maximo Russo picks off the pass by Ty Jones | 40-34 |
| 14:36 | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Maximo Russo | 40-36 |
| 14:14 | UTEP | James Goulart buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Tim Johnson | 42-36 |
| 13:52 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter can't finish the layup | 42-36 |
| 13:51 | UTEP | James Goulart gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 13:27 | UTEP | James Goulart can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Satter - foul #2 on Robert Satter, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Bruner (PG), Glen Barnes (SF), Leon Davis (C) Tim Johnson, Larry Hartley, Ty Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), Louis Seals (SG), Dennis Croker (SF), Ralph Herold (PF), Jeffrey Todd (C) David Butterfield, Robert Satter, George Fournier, John Ulmer, Maximo Russo | |
| 13:27 | UTEP | James Goulart makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 13:27 | UTEP | James Goulart makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:04 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Todd | 44-39 |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Melvin (SG), Billy Baldwin (C) Roy Olsen, James Goulart | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy (SF) Dennis Croker | |
| 12:41 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Hartley (SF) Glen Barnes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker (C) Jeffrey Todd | |
| 12:18 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner misses the turnaround from close range | 44-39 |
| 12:16 | UTEP | Leon Davis snags the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 12:00 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mario Melvin | 47-39 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Douglas Bruner (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Mario Melvin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Hartley (tiring) PF - Billy Baldwin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Leon Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Seals (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Herlihy (fairly fresh) PF - Ralph Herold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Croker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-39 |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold snags the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 11:33 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker is hacked by Leon Davis - foul #3 on Leon Davis, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar (PG), Roy Olsen (SG), Tim Johnson (SF), James Goulart (PF), Ty Jones (C) Douglas Bruner, Mario Melvin, Larry Hartley, Billy Baldwin, Leon Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter (SG), George Fournier (SF), Maximo Russo (C) Louis Seals, Gregory Herlihy, Dennis Croker | |
| 11:17 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott is hacked by Ronald Kaspar - foul #2 on Ronald Kaspar, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd (PF) Ralph Herold | |
| 10:50 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-39 |
| 10:49 | UTEP | James Goulart snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 10:43 | UTEP | Tim Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 10:42 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to James Goulart | 47-39 |
| 10:29 | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 10:27 | UTEP | Ty Jones misses the tip | 47-39 |
| 10:26 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 10:22 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter scores on a shot from the left side set up by Maximo Russo and he's hacked by Roy Olsen - foul #3 on Roy Olsen, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Glen Barnes (SF), Leon Davis (PF) Ronald Kaspar, James Goulart | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield (PG), Ralph Herold (PF) Michael Scott, Jeffrey Todd | |
| 10:22 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter misses the free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:22 | UTEP | Leon Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 10:07 | UTEP | Tim Johnson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 10:05 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 09:44 | Southern Mississippi | Ty Jones blocks the short jumper by Robert Satter | 47-41 |
| 09:43 | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier grabs the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 09:28 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield's layup is rejected by Leon Davis | 47-41 |
| 09:27 | UTEP | Tim Johnson gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 09:20 | UTEP | Ty Jones scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Roy Olsen | 49-41 |
| 09:10 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 49-41 |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Maximo Russo | 49-41 |
| 08:58 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo is open but comes up short on the floater in the lane | 49-41 |
| 08:57 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 08:41 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-41 |
| 08:39 | UTEP | Leon Davis gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 08:35 | UTEP | George Fournier takes the ball from Tim Johnson in the backcourt | 49-41 |
| 08:33 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter lays it in on a nice dish by George Fournier | 49-43 |
| 08:10 | UTEP | Ralph Herold swats the short shot by Glen Barnes | 49-43 |
| 08:08 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 08:08 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Bruner (PG), Mario Melvin (SG), Larry Hartley (SF), James Goulart (PF), Billy Baldwin (C) Tim Johnson, Roy Olsen, Glen Barnes, Leon Davis, Ty Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), Gregory Herlihy (SG), Dennis Croker (SF), Jeffrey Todd (PF), John Ulmer (C) David Butterfield, Robert Satter, George Fournier, Ralph Herold, Maximo Russo | |
| 08:06 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Melvin is called for the reach on Gregory Herlihy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mario Melvin, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| 08:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 07:59 | UTEP | Billy Baldwin gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Douglas Bruner (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Mario Melvin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Hartley (fresh) PF - James Goulart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Baldwin (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Louis Seals (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Herlihy (fresh) SF - Dennis Croker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Ulmer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:52 | UTEP | Billy Baldwin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-43 |
| 07:50 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 07:46 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| 07:31 | UTEP | Billy Baldwin's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Croker | 49-43 |
| 07:30 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 07:25 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy clanks a turnaround from close range | 49-43 |
| 07:23 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 07:07 | UTEP | James Goulart connects on the open jumpshot from the left side | 51-43 |
| 06:57 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mario Melvin - foul #2 on Mario Melvin, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar (PG), Tim Johnson (SG), Ty Jones (C) Douglas Bruner, Mario Melvin, Billy Baldwin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), George Fournier (SF), Maximo Russo (C) Gregory Herlihy, Jeffrey Todd, John Ulmer | |
| 06:57 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 06:57 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 06:43 | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 06:42 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 06:38 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Croker | 51-48 |
| 06:15 | UTEP | James Goulart lays it up and in and the foul's on Dennis Croker - foul #3 on Dennis Croker, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Leon Davis (C) Ty Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield (SG), Ralph Herold (PF) Louis Seals, Maximo Russo | |
| 06:15 | UTEP | James Goulart makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:53 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by David Butterfield | 54-50 |
| 05:39 | UTEP | Leon Davis misses the floater from the right block | 54-50 |
| 05:38 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Hartley | 54-50 |
| 05:33 | UTEP | James Goulart connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Tim Johnson | 57-50 |
| 05:28 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Kaspar is called for the reach on Michael Scott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Kaspar, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Bruner (PG), Roy Olsen (SG), Glen Barnes (SF), Mario Melvin (PF), Billy Baldwin (C) Ronald Kaspar, Tim Johnson, Larry Hartley, James Goulart, Leon Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy (SF), Jeffrey Todd (C) George Fournier, Dennis Croker | |
| 05:28 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:28 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:20 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Baldwin | 60-52 |
| 04:58 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Billy Baldwin - foul #2 on Billy Baldwin, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ty Jones (C) Mario Melvin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (SG), John Ulmer (SF), Maximo Russo (C) David Butterfield, Gregory Herlihy, Ralph Herold | |
| 04:58 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 04:58 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:45 | UTEP | Ty Jones misses the runner in the lane | 60-54 |
| 04:43 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:41 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Olsen is called for the reach on Louis Seals in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roy Olsen, team foul #10 | 60-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Larry Hartley (SF) Glen Barnes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:41 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:41 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 04:21 | UTEP | Maximo Russo steps in front of the Douglas Bruner pass | 60-56 |
| 04:02 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Ulmer | 60-58 |
| 03:48 | UTEP | Douglas Bruner connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Hartley | 63-58 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Douglas Bruner (fairly fresh) 21 pts. SG - Roy Olsen (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Larry Hartley (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Billy Baldwin (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ty Jones (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Scott (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Seals (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ulmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Todd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Maximo Russo (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:43 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Hartley takes the ball from Michael Scott in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| 03:42 | UTEP | Larry Hartley lays it up and in | 65-58 |
| 03:28 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Johnson (PG), Glen Barnes (SF), Mario Melvin (PF), Leon Davis (C) Douglas Bruner, Larry Hartley, Billy Baldwin, Ty Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy (PG), David Butterfield (SG), George Fournier (SF), Ralph Herold (PF), Dennis Croker (C) Michael Scott, Louis Seals, John Ulmer, Jeffrey Todd, Maximo Russo | |
| 03:12 | UTEP | Glen Barnes buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Olsen | 67-58 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:00 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-58 |
| 02:58 | UTEP | Leon Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 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) | |
| 02:41 | UTEP | Leon Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 02:39 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| 02:30 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-58 |
| 02:28 | UTEP | Tim Johnson pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| 02:13 | UTEP | George Fournier steals the ball from Mario Melvin | 67-58 |
| 02:09 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy can't throw it down | 67-58 |
| 02:08 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold grabs the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Tim Johnson - foul #3 on Tim Johnson, team foul #11 | 67-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar (PG), Larry Hartley (SF), James Goulart (PF), Ty Jones (C) Roy Olsen, Glen Barnes, Mario Melvin, Leon Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), Robert Satter (SG), Maximo Russo (C) David Butterfield, George Fournier, Dennis Croker | |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 01:43 | UTEP | James Goulart makes the floater in the paint set up by Larry Hartley | 69-59 |
| 01:41 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Hartley steals it from Maximo Russo in the backcourt | 69-59 |
| 01:18 | UTEP | Ty Jones misses the easy layup | 69-59 |
| 01:16 | UTEP | Tim Johnson tips it back up and in | 71-59 |
| 01:06 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 01:04 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy tips it home | 71-61 |
| 01:00 | UTEP | Tim Johnson is hacked by Gregory Herlihy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Herlihy, team foul #7 | 71-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Glen Barnes (SG), Mario Melvin (SF), Leon Davis (PF), Billy Baldwin (C) Ronald Kaspar, Larry Hartley, James Goulart, Ty Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), Dennis Croker (SF), Jeffrey Todd (PF), John Ulmer (C) Michael Scott, Robert Satter, Ralph Herold, Maximo Russo | |
| 01:00 | UTEP | Tim Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 01:00 | UTEP | Tim Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 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 | Leon Davis is called for the reach on Louis Seals in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leon Davis, team foul #12 | 73-61 |
| 00:56 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:56 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Leon Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Herlihy - foul #2 on Gregory Herlihy, team foul #8 | 73-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar (PG) Billy Baldwin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Leon Davis makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Leon Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:49 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Louis Seals | 75-65 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Gregory Herlihy is called for the reach on Leon Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Herlihy, team foul #9 | 75-65 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Leon Davis makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Leon Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Tim Johnson takes the ball from Jeffrey Todd | 77-65 |
| 00:37 | UTEP | Tim Johnson misses the easy layup | 77-65 |
| 00:36 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker gets the rebound | 77-65 |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-65 |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Leon Davis snags the defensive board | 77-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Ronald Kaspar runs out the clock | 77-65 |