| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randy Tittle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Macy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gene Jiminez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rafael Garrison (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy misses the easy layup | 40-34 |
| 19:38 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jeff Reese | 40-34 |
| 19:09 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 40-34 |
| 19:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 18:50 | Southern Mississippi | Jeff Reese takes the ball from Christopher Macy | 40-34 |
| 18:46 | UTEP | Christopher Macy picks off the pass by John Nguyen in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| 18:36 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy is hacked by David Thompson - foul #1 on David Thompson, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (SF), Kenneth Wood (PF) Christopher Macy, Gene Jiminez | |
| 18:31 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings is fouled on the floor by Kelvin Fisher - foul #1 on Kelvin Fisher, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SF) David Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney (C) Rafael Garrison | |
| 18:17 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 18:16 | UTEP | Jeff Reese gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 17:53 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill blows the layup but he's hacked by Randy Tittle - foul #3 on Randy Tittle, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Allen Steed (PF), Berdy Zywiec (C) John Nguyen, Kelvin Fisher, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Benjamin Barrett (SF) George Moore, Randy Tittle | |
| 17:53 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 17:53 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:33 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Benjamin Barrett and he's hacked by Allen Steed - foul #1 on Allen Steed, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Frenette (SG) Jonathan Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:33 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney misses the free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:33 | UTEP | Allen Steed gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:04 | UTEP | John McAbier picks off the pass by Charles Frenette | 42-36 |
| 17:00 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett banks in the layup on a great pass from John McAbier | 42-38 |
| 16:45 | UTEP | Yuan Sun misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 16:44 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 16:30 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett drills a jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Berdy Zywiec - foul #3 on Berdy Zywiec, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Thompson (SF) Daniel Owens | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Christopher Macy (SF), Gene Jiminez (PF), Rafael Garrison (C) John McAbier, John Jennings, Kenneth Wood, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 16:30 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:26 | UTEP | George Moore is called for the reach on Yuan Sun in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Moore, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| 15:58 | UTEP | Yuan Sun drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Frenette | 45-41 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Frenette (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Steed (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Barrett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Macy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Gene Jiminez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rafael Garrison (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison misses badly on a floater from the right block | 45-41 |
| 15:41 | UTEP | Yuan Sun grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 15:24 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec's fadeaway is rejected by Rafael Garrison | 45-41 |
| 15:22 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 15:08 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett double dribbles | 45-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Daniel Owens (SF), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Yuan Sun, Charles Frenette, David Thompson, Allen Steed, Berdy Zywiec | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Randy Tittle (SG), John Jennings (SF), Walter Johnson (PF) George Moore, Benjamin Barrett, Christopher Macy, Gene Jiminez | |
| 14:51 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses the fadeaway from the left side | 45-41 |
| 14:49 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 14:21 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John McAbier | 45-44 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Jeff Reese is fouled on the floor by Rafael Garrison - foul #1 on Rafael Garrison, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Thompson (SF) Daniel Owens | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Gene Jiminez (PF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) John McAbier, Walter Johnson, Rafael Garrison | |
| 13:29 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Gene Jiminez - foul #3 on Gene Jiminez, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Charles Frenette (SG), Allen Steed (C) John Nguyen, Jonathan Hill, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath (SF) Randy Tittle | |
| 13:29 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:29 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:29 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lawrence Mahaney | 46-44 |
| 13:23 | Southern Mississippi | Yuan Sun is called for the reach on George Moore - foul #1 on Yuan Sun, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec (C) Kelvin Fisher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:10 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Moore | 46-46 |
| 12:51 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec is hacked by Frank McElrath - foul #1 on Frank McElrath, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Owens (SF) David Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Benjamin Barrett (SG), Christopher Macy (SF), Kenneth Wood (PF) George Moore, John Jennings, Frank McElrath, Gene Jiminez | |
| 12:25 | UTEP | Daniel Owens comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 12:24 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Steed | 46-46 |
| 12:11 | UTEP | Charles Frenette is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Wood - foul #2 on Kenneth Wood, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Yuan Sun, Charles Frenette, Allen Steed, Berdy Zywiec | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG), Rafael Garrison (C) Benjamin Barrett, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 11:50 | UTEP | Daniel Owens hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Nguyen | 49-46 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Owens (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Tittle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Macy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kenneth Wood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rafael Garrison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Southern Mississippi | Jeff Reese is called for the reach on Randy Tittle - foul #1 on Jeff Reese, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Benjamin Barrett (SF), John Jennings (C) John McAbier, Christopher Macy, Rafael Garrison | |
| 11:21 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-46 |
| 11:20 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 11:07 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 11:05 | UTEP | Jeff Reese pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 11:01 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Jonathan Hill | 51-46 |
| 10:52 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 10:51 | UTEP | Jeff Reese pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 10:39 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the wide open jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Owens | 53-46 |
| 10:29 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle misses the 3 from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 10:28 | UTEP | Jeff Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 10:03 | UTEP | Daniel Owens hits a 3 from the right corner set up by John Nguyen | 56-46 |
| 09:38 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 09:36 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore tips it in | 56-48 |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Daniel Owens is fouled in the backcourt by John Jennings - foul #1 on John Jennings, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), David Thompson (SF), Allen Steed (PF), Berdy Zywiec (C) John Nguyen, Jonathan Hill, Kelvin Fisher, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Christopher Macy (SF), Gene Jiminez (PF), Rafael Garrison (C) George Moore, Benjamin Barrett, Kenneth Wood, John Jennings | |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Daniel Owens misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 09:34 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 09:19 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 08:58 | UTEP | David Thompson comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 56-51 |
| 08:56 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 08:51 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle clanks a floater near the basket | 56-51 |
| 08:49 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle can't tip it in | 56-51 |
| 08:47 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle grabs the offensive board | 56-51 |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Rafael Garrison | 56-53 |
| 08:09 | UTEP | Allen Steed hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Owens and the foul's on Gene Jiminez - foul #4 on Gene Jiminez, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Frenette (SG) Daniel Owens | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (SG), Frank McElrath (SF), Walter Johnson (PF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) Randy Tittle, Christopher Macy, Gene Jiminez, Rafael Garrison | |
| 08:09 | UTEP | Allen Steed makes the free throw | 59-53 |
| 07:51 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson is fouled on the floor by Allen Steed - foul #2 on Allen Steed, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Benjamin Barrett (SF) John McAbier, Frank McElrath | |
| 07:51 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 07:51 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Berdy Zywiec | 59-53 |
| 07:46 | UTEP | John Jennings is called for the reach on Charles Frenette in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Jennings, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| 07:46 | UTEP | Charles Frenette makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 07:46 | UTEP | Charles Frenette makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Frenette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Steed (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Barrett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Mahaney (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett clanks a floater from the right side | 61-53 |
| 07:35 | UTEP | Allen Steed snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 07:24 | UTEP | Charles Frenette misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Jennings - foul #3 on John Jennings, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Reese (C) David Thompson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 07:24 | UTEP | Charles Frenette makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 07:24 | UTEP | Charles Frenette misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 07:24 | UTEP | Allen Steed grabs the offensive board | 62-53 |
| 06:59 | UTEP | Allen Steed is open but misses the lay-in | 62-53 |
| 06:58 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec gets the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 06:39 | UTEP | Charles Frenette is hacked by John Jennings - foul #4 on John Jennings, team foul #11 | 62-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Hill (SG), Kelvin Fisher (PF) Yuan Sun, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Frank McElrath (SF), Gene Jiminez (PF), Rafael Garrison (C) George Moore, Benjamin Barrett, Walter Johnson, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 06:39 | UTEP | Charles Frenette makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:39 | UTEP | Charles Frenette makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 06:27 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| 05:59 | UTEP | Allen Steed scores on a floater from the left block set up by Berdy Zywiec | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 05:38 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from John Jennings and he's fouled by Berdy Zywiec - foul #4 on Berdy Zywiec, team foul #8 | 66-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG) Charles Frenette | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (SG), Christopher Macy (SF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) John Jennings, Frank McElrath, Rafael Garrison | |
| 05:38 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez misses the free throw | 66-55 |
| 05:38 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez gets the offensive rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:23 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 66-55 |
| 05:22 | UTEP | John Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 05:19 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher is hacked by Gene Jiminez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gene Jiminez, team foul #12 | 66-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Frenette (SG), David Thompson (SF) Jonathan Hill, Allen Steed | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Kenneth Wood (PF) John McAbier, Gene Jiminez | |
| 05:19 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 05:19 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 05:07 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood banks in the layup | 68-57 |
| 05:04 | UTEP | Charles Frenette is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Barrett - foul #3 on Benjamin Barrett, team foul #13 | 68-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Reese (C) Kelvin Fisher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:04 | UTEP | Charles Frenette misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 05:04 | UTEP | Charles Frenette makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:44 | Southern Mississippi | The short jumper by Lawrence Mahaney is denied by Jeff Reese | 69-57 |
| 04:42 | UTEP | David Thompson snags the defensive board | 69-57 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec blows the layup | 69-57 |
| 04:23 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lawrence Mahaney | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 04:19 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett is fouled on the floor by Berdy Zywiec - foul #5 on Berdy Zywiec, team foul #9 | 69-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Hill (SG), Daniel Owens (SF), Kelvin Fisher (PF) Charles Frenette, David Thompson, Berdy Zywiec | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (SF), Rafael Garrison (C) Christopher Macy, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 04:19 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 04:19 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 03:57 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill is fouled on the floor by George Moore - foul #2 on George Moore, team foul #14 | 69-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Allen Steed (PF) Kelvin Fisher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Randy Tittle (SG) George Moore, Benjamin Barrett | |
| 03:57 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 03:57 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 03:57 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| 03:34 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Randy Tittle | 70-61 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Owens (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. PF - Allen Steed (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Reese (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Tittle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Rafael Garrison (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | UTEP | Allen Steed knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Nguyen | 72-61 |
| 03:01 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood is called for 3 seconds | 72-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Charles Frenette (SG), Kelvin Fisher (PF) John Nguyen, Jonathan Hill, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson (PF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) Kenneth Wood, Rafael Garrison | |
| 02:56 | UTEP | Yuan Sun is hacked by Lawrence Mahaney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Mahaney, team foul #15 | 72-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Thompson (SF), Jeff Reese (C) Charles Frenette, Allen Steed | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Frank McElrath (SF) John McAbier, Randy Tittle | |
| 02:56 | UTEP | Yuan Sun misses the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:56 | UTEP | Yuan Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 02:53 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Hill (SG), Allen Steed (C) Daniel Owens, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG), Christopher Macy (SF), Rafael Garrison (C) John Jennings, Frank McElrath, Walter Johnson | |
| 02:48 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-61 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher snags the defensive board | 73-61 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Jeff Reese (C) Yuan Sun, Allen Steed | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood (PF) Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 02:44 | UTEP | David Thompson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 73-61 |
| 02:27 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by George Moore | 73-63 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Jeff Reese hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right block | 73-63 |
| 02:08 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill tips it back up and in | 75-63 |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Hill is called for the reach on Randy Tittle - foul #1 on Jonathan Hill, team foul #10 | 75-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (PG), Benjamin Barrett (SF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) George Moore, Christopher Macy, Rafael Garrison | |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle misses the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 02:02 | UTEP | Jeff Reese pulls down the rebound | 75-64 |
| 01:47 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Randy Tittle - foul #4 on Randy Tittle, team foul #16 | 75-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG) Randy Tittle | |
| 01:47 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 01:47 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 01:36 | Southern Mississippi | Kelvin Fisher is called for the reach on John Jennings - foul #2 on Kelvin Fisher, team foul #11 | 76-64 |
| 01:36 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 01:36 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings misses the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 01:36 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jeff Reese | 76-65 |
| 01:21 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher buries a runner near the basket set up by John Nguyen | 78-65 |
| 01:01 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 78-65 |
| 00:59 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings tips it but misses | 78-65 |
| 00:57 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John McAbier | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Jeff Reese is hacked by John McAbier in the backcourt - foul #1 on John McAbier, team foul #17 | 78-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Daniel Owens (SF), Allen Steed (PF) John Nguyen, David Thompson, Kelvin Fisher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Jeff Reese makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Jeff Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 79-68 |
| 00:47 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett clanks a 3 from the right wing | 79-68 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Allen Steed snags the defensive board | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | UTEP | Yuan Sun throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), David Thompson (SF), Kelvin Fisher (PF) Yuan Sun, Daniel Owens, Allen Steed | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Barrett | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | UTEP | John McAbier is called for the reach on Jonathan Hill in the backcourt - foul #2 on John McAbier, team foul #18 | 79-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Daniel Owens (SF), Allen Steed (PF) John Nguyen, David Thompson, Kelvin Fisher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Randy Tittle (SG), Christopher Macy (SF), Rafael Garrison (C) John McAbier, John Jennings, Benjamin Barrett, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:29 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 81-74 |
| 00:29 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-74 |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Yuan Sun is fouled in the backcourt by George Moore - foul #3 on George Moore, team foul #19 | 81-74 |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Yuan Sun makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:28 | UTEP | Yuan Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from George Moore | 83-77 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Yuan Sun is hacked by George Moore in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Moore, team foul #20 | 83-77 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Yuan Sun makes the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Yuan Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Owens is called for the reach on George Moore - foul #2 on Daniel Owens, team foul #12 | 85-77 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), David Thompson (SF), Kelvin Fisher (PF) Yuan Sun, Daniel Owens, Allen Steed | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jeff Reese | 85-78 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Jeff Reese is hacked by George Moore in the backcourt - foul #5 on George Moore, team foul #21 | 85-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Daniel Owens (SF), Allen Steed (PF) John Nguyen, David Thompson, Kelvin Fisher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (PG) George Moore | |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Jeff Reese misses the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Jeff Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:10 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Rafael Garrison | 85-78 |
| 00:10 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-78 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 85-78 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy snags the offensive board | 85-78 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 85-81 |