| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Heath Suggs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Keith (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Wenskoski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Hooker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | East Carolina | Abel Reed connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 19:27 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill's fadeaway is rejected by James Wenskoski | 37-40 |
| 19:26 | East Carolina | Abel Reed grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 19:11 | East Carolina | John Nguyen steals it from Maurice Keith | 37-40 |
| 18:46 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from John Nguyen | 39-40 |
| 18:32 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Wenskoski | 39-42 |
| 18:04 | UTEP | David Thompson misses the easy layup | 39-42 |
| 18:03 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher tips it in | 41-42 |
| 17:48 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Wenskoski | 41-44 |
| 17:26 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 17:24 | UTEP | Jeff Reese tips it home | 43-44 |
| 17:04 | East Carolina | Abel Reed misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 17:03 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker misses the tip | 43-44 |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 16:55 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on James Wenskoski - foul #1 on James Wenskoski, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Daniel Owens (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF), Allen Steed (C) John Nguyen, Jonathan Hill, David Thompson, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Carbone (PF), David Ervin (C) James Wenskoski, Randall Hooker | |
| 16:55 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 16:55 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Kelvin Fisher steals it from David Ervin | 45-44 |
| 16:06 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Yuan Sun | 47-44 |
| 15:44 | East Carolina | Allen Steed is called for the reach on Maurice Keith - foul #2 on Allen Steed, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Frenette (SG) Kelvin Fisher | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (PG), Mikel Stroinski (SG), James Wenskoski (PF), Randall Hooker (C) Abel Reed, Heath Suggs, Maurice Keith, William Carbone | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Yuan Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Frenette (fresh) SF - Daniel Owens (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Allen Steed (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Herman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mikel Stroinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Ervin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Wenskoski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Randall Hooker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 15:32 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Allen Steed | 47-44 |
| 15:04 | UTEP | Daniel Owens drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Frenette | 50-44 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Berdy Zywiec - foul #1 on Berdy Zywiec, team foul #2 | 50-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), David Thompson (SF), Jeff Reese (C) Yuan Sun, Charles Frenette, Daniel Owens, Berdy Zywiec | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 14:14 | UTEP | Robert Herman picks off the pass by Jonathan Hill | 50-46 |
| 13:48 | East Carolina | The jumper by Randall Hooker is denied by Allen Steed | 50-46 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker tips it in | 50-48 |
| 13:24 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Mikel Stroinski - foul #1 on Mikel Stroinski, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher (PF) Allen Steed | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Heath Suggs (SG), Maurice Keith (SF), William Carbone (PF) Mikel Stroinski, David Ervin, James Wenskoski, Randall Hooker | |
| 13:24 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 13:24 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 13:06 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs hits a 3 from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 12:39 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 12:37 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill hits the follow up shot | 54-51 |
| 12:08 | East Carolina | Jonathan Hill steps in front of the Heath Suggs pass | 54-51 |
| 11:46 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher connects on the shot from the left wing | 56-51 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeff Reese (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Heath Suggs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Carbone (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Herman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 11:34 | East Carolina | Robert Herman buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Abel Reed | 56-53 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill's floater is knocked away by Maurice Keith | 56-53 |
| 11:05 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill tips it but misses | 56-53 |
| 11:04 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 10:50 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Charles Frenette (SG), Daniel Owens (SF), Allen Steed (PF), Berdy Zywiec (C) John Nguyen, Jonathan Hill, David Thompson, Kelvin Fisher, Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Wenskoski (PF), Randall Hooker (C) William Carbone, Robert Herman | |
| 10:28 | UTEP | Daniel Owens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | Abel Reed is fouled on the floor by Allen Steed - foul #3 on Allen Steed, team foul #3 | 56-53 |
| 10:09 | East Carolina | Abel Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-53 |
| 10:08 | UTEP | Allen Steed grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 09:42 | UTEP | Allen Steed buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Yuan Sun | 58-53 |
| 09:23 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Wenskoski | 58-56 |
| 09:00 | UTEP | Daniel Owens hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Charles Frenette | 61-56 |
| 08:45 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs is hacked by Berdy Zywiec - foul #2 on Berdy Zywiec, team foul #4 | 61-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Hill (SG), Kelvin Fisher (PF) Charles Frenette, Berdy Zywiec | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (PG), Mikel Stroinski (SG), David Ervin (SF) Abel Reed, Heath Suggs, Maurice Keith | |
| 08:35 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Hill - foul #2 on Jonathan Hill, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Jeff Reese (C) Yuan Sun, Allen Steed | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:21 | East Carolina | David Ervin clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-56 |
| 08:20 | UTEP | Jeff Reese gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 07:59 | UTEP | Daniel Owens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Jeff Reese tips it back up and in | 63-56 |
| 07:39 | East Carolina | Robert Herman makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on John Nguyen - foul #1 on John Nguyen, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Thompson (SF) Daniel Owens | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bobby Young (PF), William Carbone (C) James Wenskoski, Randall Hooker | |
| 07:39 | East Carolina | Robert Herman makes the free throw | 63-59 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Herman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mikel Stroinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Ervin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Carbone (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | UTEP | David Ervin is called for the reach on David Thompson - foul #3 on David Ervin, team foul #3 | 63-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Allen Steed (C) Jeff Reese | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Heath Suggs (SG), Maurice Keith (SF) Robert Herman, Mikel Stroinski, Bobby Young | |
| 06:54 | UTEP | Allen Steed banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jonathan Hill | 65-59 |
| 06:49 | East Carolina | Abel Reed can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 65-59 |
| 06:47 | East Carolina | David Ervin grabs the offensive board | 65-59 |
| 06:26 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 06:24 | UTEP | David Thompson grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 05:55 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by David Thompson | 67-59 |
| 05:39 | East Carolina | Abel Reed scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by David Ervin | 67-62 |
| 05:12 | UTEP | Allen Steed hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 67-62 |
| 05:10 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 05:10 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Jeff Reese (C) John Nguyen, Kelvin Fisher | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Wenskoski (PF), Randall Hooker (C) William Carbone, David Ervin | |
| 05:00 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker misses the lay-in but the foul's on Yuan Sun - foul #1 on Yuan Sun, team foul #7 | 67-62 |
| 05:00 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker misses the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 05:00 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 04:32 | UTEP | Allen Steed misses short on a runner from close range | 67-63 |
| 04:30 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 04:26 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jeff Reese | 67-63 |
| 04:04 | UTEP | Yuan Sun makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Thompson | 70-63 |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski hits a shot from the right block set up by Abel Reed and he's hacked by Allen Steed - foul #4 on Allen Steed, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Daniel Owens (SG), Berdy Zywiec (SF), Kelvin Fisher (PF) Yuan Sun, Jonathan Hill, David Thompson, Allen Steed | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski makes the free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:49 | UTEP | Abel Reed is called for the reach on John Nguyen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Abel Reed, team foul #4 | 70-66 |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Daniel Owens clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-66 |
| 03:33 | UTEP | Berdy Zywiec tips it in | 72-66 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Daniel Owens (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Berdy Zywiec (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeff Reese (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Heath Suggs (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Wenskoski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Randall Hooker (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Abel Reed | 72-68 |
| 03:05 | UTEP | Daniel Owens buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Berdy Zywiec | 75-68 |
| 02:48 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs is hacked by John Nguyen - foul #2 on John Nguyen, team foul #9 | 75-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (SF) Maurice Keith | |
| 02:48 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs misses the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 02:48 | UTEP | Jeff Reese pulls down the rebound | 75-68 |
| 02:48 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| 02:27 | UTEP | Daniel Owens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-68 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Randall Hooker | 75-68 |
| 02:22 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 75-68 |
| 02:21 | East Carolina | Abel Reed snags the offensive board | 75-68 |
| 02:13 | East Carolina | Abel Reed scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-71 |
| 02:13 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Hill (SG), David Thompson (SF) Daniel Owens, Berdy Zywiec | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Maurice Keith (SF) Robert Herman | |
| 01:46 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher comes up short on the shot from close range | 75-71 |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski grabs the defensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski comes up short on the floater in the paint | 75-71 |
| 01:39 | UTEP | Jeff Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 01:15 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Randall Hooker - foul #1 on Randall Hooker, team foul #5 | 75-71 |
| 01:15 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 01:15 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:50 | East Carolina | Abel Reed comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 77-71 |
| 00:49 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker grabs the offensive board | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski travels with the ball | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | UTEP | Heath Suggs is called for the reach on Jonathan Hill in the backcourt - foul #3 on Heath Suggs, team foul #6 | 77-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | Yuan Sun (PG), Daniel Owens (SF), Allen Steed (PF) John Nguyen, David Thompson, Kelvin Fisher | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Daniel Owens is fouled on the floor by Maurice Keith - foul #1 on Maurice Keith, team foul #7 | 77-71 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Daniel Owens makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Daniel Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-71 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Allen Steed grabs the board | 79-71 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Yuan Sun is hacked by Heath Suggs in the backcourt - foul #4 on Heath Suggs, team foul #8 | 79-71 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Yuan Sun misses the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Randall Hooker | 79-71 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Abel Reed misses the 3 from the right wing | 79-71 |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski grabs the offensive rebound | 79-71 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Yuan Sun steals the ball from Heath Suggs | 79-71 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill misses the dunk | 79-71 |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker grabs the board | 79-71 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-74 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Heath Suggs is called for the reach on Jeff Reese in the backcourt - foul #5 on Heath Suggs, team foul #9 | 79-74 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (SG) Heath Suggs | |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Jeff Reese makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Jeff Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker gets the rebound | 80-74 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Robert Herman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 80-74 |
| 00:06 | UTEP | Jeff Reese snags the defensive board | 80-74 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Jeff Reese is hacked by Abel Reed in the backcourt - foul #3 on Abel Reed, team foul #10 | 80-74 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Jeff Reese makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Jeff Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Abel Reed clanks a halfcourt shot | 82-74 |