| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Carl Grimes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Barr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Palma (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Viator (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Cline (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Houghton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike McInture (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Marson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr inbounds the ball | 28-46 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes buries a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Tim Marson - foul #1 on Tim Marson, team foul #1 | 30-46 |
| 19:48 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes misses the free throw | 30-46 |
| 19:48 | UTEP | Tim Marson grabs the board | 30-46 |
| 19:34 | UTEP | Blake Cline can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-46 |
| 19:32 | UTEP | Mike McInture tips it home | 30-48 |
| 19:20 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes connects on the open jumper from the baseline | 32-48 |
| 19:07 | UTEP | Mike McInture hits the finger roll on a great pass from Blake Cline | 32-50 |
| 18:50 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-50 |
| 18:49 | East Carolina | Robert Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 18:29 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 32-50 |
| 18:28 | UTEP | Tim Marson snags the defensive board | 32-50 |
| 18:12 | UTEP | Russell Houghton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-50 |
| 18:11 | UTEP | Tim Marson gets the offensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 17:54 | UTEP | Timothy Palma is called for the reach on Tim Marson - foul #2 on Timothy Palma, team foul #1 | 32-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG), James Paul (SG), James Melara (SF), Daryl Lofland (PF), Billy Bailey (C) Robert Adams, Carl Grimes, Raymond Barr, Frank Westra, Timothy Palma | |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (PG), Phillip Hills (SG), Larry Carter (SF), Erick Clayton (PF), Jerome Puleo (C) James Viator, Blake Cline, Russell Houghton, Mike McInture, Tim Marson | |
| 17:49 | UTEP | Phillip Hills loses the dribble to Paul Hardy | 32-50 |
| 17:38 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Jerome Puleo - foul #1 on Jerome Puleo, team foul #2 | 32-50 |
| 17:38 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 17:38 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 17:38 | UTEP | Jerome Puleo pulls down the rebound | 32-50 |
| 17:10 | UTEP | Larry Carter's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Bailey | 32-50 |
| 17:08 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey pulls down the rebound | 32-50 |
| 16:50 | East Carolina | James Melara buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Daryl Lofland | 34-50 |
| 16:41 | UTEP | Damon Drucker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 16:39 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey gets the rebound | 34-50 |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | James Paul loses the dribble to Jerome Puleo | 34-50 |
| 16:21 | UTEP | Daryl Lofland swats the short shot by Phillip Hills | 34-50 |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy gets the rebound | 34-50 |
| 16:13 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy scores on a shot from the right wing set up by James Paul | 36-50 |
| 15:59 | UTEP | Jerome Puleo can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 36-50 |
| 15:58 | East Carolina | James Melara gets the rebound | 36-50 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Hardy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Paul (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Melara (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daryl Lofland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Damon Drucker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Phillip Hills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Erick Clayton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Puleo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:54 | East Carolina | Phillip Hills is called for the reach on Paul Hardy - foul #2 on Phillip Hills, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG), Carl Grimes (SG), Raymond Barr (SF), Frank Westra (PF), Timothy Palma (C) Paul Hardy, James Paul, James Melara, Billy Bailey, Daryl Lofland | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton (PG), James Viator (SG), Russell Houghton (SF), Mike McInture (PF), Tim Marson (C) Damon Drucker, Phillip Hills, Larry Carter, Erick Clayton, Jerome Puleo | |
| 15:49 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma hits a jumper in the lane set up by Carl Grimes | 38-50 |
| 15:38 | UTEP | James Viator comes up short on the shot from the left side | 38-50 |
| 15:37 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 15:35 | East Carolina | Kenneth Rushton is called for the reach on Robert Adams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Rushton, team foul #4 | 38-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Blake Cline (SG) Kenneth Rushton | |
| 15:21 | East Carolina | Frank Westra drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Robert Adams | 40-50 |
| 15:04 | UTEP | Mike McInture buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by James Viator | 40-52 |
| 15:02 | East Carolina | Robert Adams is fouled in the backcourt by James Viator - foul #3 on James Viator, team foul #5 | 40-52 |
| 14:52 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 40-52 |
| 14:50 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr tips it home | 42-52 |
| 14:31 | UTEP | Tim Marson is hacked by Raymond Barr - foul #2 on Raymond Barr, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Melara (SF) Raymond Barr | |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Willison (SF) Russell Houghton | |
| 14:06 | UTEP | Frank Willison comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 42-52 |
| 14:04 | UTEP | Frank Willison grabs the offensive board | 42-52 |
| 13:48 | UTEP | Mike McInture misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Frank Westra - foul #3 on Frank Westra, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG), James Paul (SG), Daryl Lofland (C) Robert Adams, Carl Grimes, Timothy Palma | |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (PG), Phillip Hills (SG), Jerome Puleo (SF) James Viator, Blake Cline, Frank Willison | |
| 13:48 | UTEP | Mike McInture misses the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 13:48 | UTEP | Mike McInture makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy is hacked by Damon Drucker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Damon Drucker, team foul #6 | 42-53 |
| 13:33 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 13:32 | East Carolina | James Paul grabs the offensive board | 42-53 |
| 13:22 | East Carolina | Frank Westra clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 13:21 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jerome Puleo | 42-53 |
| 12:59 | UTEP | Damon Drucker drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 12:55 | East Carolina | Jerome Puleo steps in front of the James Melara pass | 42-56 |
| 12:33 | UTEP | Tim Marson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-56 |
| 12:31 | UTEP | Mike McInture grabs the offensive board | 42-56 |
| 12:16 | UTEP | Tim Marson misses long on a shot from the right block | 42-56 |
| 12:14 | East Carolina | James Melara gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | Frank Westra misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-56 |
| 12:07 | UTEP | Damon Drucker grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 12:00 | UTEP | Mike McInture misses the dunk | 42-56 |
| 11:58 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland grabs the defensive rebound | 42-56 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Hardy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Paul (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Melara (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Westra (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Daryl Lofland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Damon Drucker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Hills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Puleo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mike McInture (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Tim Marson (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:55 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG), Carl Grimes (SG), Raymond Barr (SF), Billy Bailey (PF), Timothy Palma (C) Paul Hardy, James Paul, James Melara, Frank Westra, Daryl Lofland | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (PG), Blake Cline (SG), Russell Houghton (SF), Erick Clayton (PF), Larry Carter (C) Damon Drucker, Phillip Hills, Jerome Puleo, Mike McInture, Tim Marson | |
| 11:42 | UTEP | Blake Cline double dribbles | 42-56 |
| 11:25 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 11:24 | UTEP | Russell Houghton grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 11:10 | UTEP | James Viator hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-56 |
| 11:09 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 10:51 | East Carolina | Blake Cline steals it from Timothy Palma | 42-56 |
| 10:48 | UTEP | Blake Cline hits the finger roll | 42-58 |
| 10:43 | East Carolina | Robert Adams can't finish the layup | 42-58 |
| 10:41 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma can't tip it in | 42-58 |
| 10:40 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr hits the follow up shot | 44-58 |
| 10:20 | UTEP | James Viator misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-58 |
| 10:18 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes grabs the board | 44-58 |
| 10:12 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Erick Clayton - foul #2 on Erick Clayton, team foul #7 | 44-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Frank Westra (PF) Billy Bailey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Willison (SF), Mike McInture (PF) Russell Houghton, Larry Carter | |
| 10:12 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 10:12 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 09:51 | UTEP | Erick Clayton can't finish the layup | 46-58 |
| 09:49 | UTEP | Mike McInture can't tip it in | 46-58 |
| 09:48 | UTEP | Mike McInture tips it home | 46-60 |
| 09:34 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-60 |
| 09:32 | UTEP | Mike McInture pulls down the rebound | 46-60 |
| 09:15 | UTEP | Frank Willison's pass is intercepted by Raymond Barr | 46-60 |
| 08:58 | East Carolina | Frank Westra misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-60 |
| 08:56 | UTEP | Erick Clayton gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| 08:35 | UTEP | Frank Willison misses the lay-in | 46-60 |
| 08:34 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma grabs the board | 46-60 |
| 08:28 | East Carolina | Frank Westra drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Adams | 49-60 |
| 08:05 | UTEP | Mike McInture clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Carl Grimes - foul #1 on Carl Grimes, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG), James Paul (SG), James Melara (SF), Daryl Lofland (PF), Billy Bailey (C) Robert Adams, Carl Grimes, Raymond Barr, Frank Westra, Timothy Palma | |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (PG), Phillip Hills (SG), Russell Houghton (SF), Larry Carter (C) James Viator, Blake Cline, Frank Willison, Erick Clayton | |
| 08:05 | UTEP | Mike McInture misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 08:05 | UTEP | Mike McInture makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 07:40 | East Carolina | James Melara misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 49-61 |
| 07:39 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy grabs the offensive rebound | 49-61 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Paul (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Melara (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daryl Lofland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Damon Drucker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Hills (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Houghton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike McInture (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Carter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton (PG), Jerome Puleo (PF), Tim Marson (C) Phillip Hills, Mike McInture, Larry Carter | |
| 06:54 | UTEP | Russell Houghton makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Rushton and the foul's on Billy Bailey - foul #1 on Billy Bailey, team foul #5 | 49-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Frank Westra (PF) Billy Bailey | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:54 | UTEP | Russell Houghton makes the free throw | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:30 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Tim Marson - foul #2 on Tim Marson, team foul #8 | 49-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Lane (PG) James Paul | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Hills (SG) Damon Drucker | |
| 06:30 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland misses the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 06:30 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:02 | UTEP | Phillip Hills is fouled on the floor by Frank Westra - foul #4 on Frank Westra, team foul #6 | 50-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG), Raymond Barr (SF), Timothy Palma (C) Paul Hardy, James Melara, Daryl Lofland | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Russell Houghton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-64 |
| 05:45 | UTEP | Jerome Puleo grabs the offensive board | 50-64 |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Russell Houghton misses long on a shot from the baseline | 50-64 |
| 05:25 | UTEP | Russell Houghton pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 05:06 | UTEP | Russell Houghton clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Frank Westra - foul #5 on Frank Westra, team foul #7 | 50-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carl Grimes (SG), James Paul (SF), Billy Bailey (PF) John Lane, Raymond Barr, Frank Westra | |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (SG), Larry Carter (PF) Phillip Hills, Jerome Puleo | |
| 05:06 | UTEP | Russell Houghton makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 05:06 | UTEP | Russell Houghton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 04:59 | East Carolina | James Paul misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-66 |
| 04:58 | UTEP | Larry Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 04:29 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Russell Houghton | 50-69 |
| 04:10 | East Carolina | Larry Carter steals the ball from James Paul | 50-69 |
| 03:54 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-69 |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Tim Marson gets the offensive rebound | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:38 | UTEP | Larry Carter hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-71 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Grimes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Paul (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Palma (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Rushton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Damon Drucker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russell Houghton (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Tim Marson (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:21 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-71 |
| 03:19 | UTEP | Tim Marson pulls down the rebound | 50-71 |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Larry Carter is hacked by Billy Bailey - foul #2 on Billy Bailey, team foul #8 | 50-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Lane (PG), Paul Hardy (SG), James Melara (SF), Daryl Lofland (PF) Robert Adams, Carl Grimes, James Paul, Timothy Palma | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Hills (PG), James Viator (SG), Frank Willison (SF), Jerome Puleo (C) Kenneth Rushton, Damon Drucker, Russell Houghton, Tim Marson | |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Larry Carter misses the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 03:01 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland snags the defensive board | 50-71 |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | James Melara comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Frank Willison - foul #1 on Frank Willison, team foul #9 | 50-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Erick Clayton (C) Larry Carter | |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | James Melara misses the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | James Melara makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 02:25 | UTEP | Phillip Hills misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-71 |
| 02:23 | East Carolina | James Melara snags the defensive board | 51-71 |
| 02:12 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy misses the shot from the left side | 51-71 |
| 02:11 | UTEP | Erick Clayton snags the defensive board | 51-71 |
| 01:49 | UTEP | James Viator scores on a shot from the right wing | 51-73 |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy is hacked by Phillip Hills in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip Hills, team foul #10 | 51-73 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Paul (SG) John Lane | |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (SG), Larry Carter (SF) Phillip Hills, Frank Willison | |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| 01:22 | UTEP | James Viator's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-73 |
| 01:18 | East Carolina | Damon Drucker picks off the pass by Paul Hardy in the backcourt | 53-73 |
| 01:16 | UTEP | Damon Drucker lays it in | 53-75 |
| 01:07 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey misses badly on a floater in the paint | 53-75 |
| 01:05 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland can't tip it in | 53-75 |
| 01:04 | UTEP | Jerome Puleo snags the defensive board | 53-75 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | The short jumper by Larry Carter is denied by Billy Bailey | 53-75 |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Hardy | 53-75 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | James Melara buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-75 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:15 | UTEP | James Viator can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daryl Lofland - foul #3 on Daryl Lofland, team foul #9 | 55-75 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | James Viator misses the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | James Viator makes the 2nd free throw | 55-76 |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy is fouled in the backcourt by James Viator - foul #4 on James Viator, team foul #11 | 55-76 |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 56-76 |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-76 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | James Viator runs out the clock | 57-76 |