| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Viator (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Blake Cline (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Russell Houghton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mike McInture (fresh) 3 reb. C - Tim Marson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth inbounds the ball | 42-34 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Southern Mississippi | Tim Marson is called for the reach on Darrin McWhinney - foul #2 on Tim Marson, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| 19:36 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Darrin McWhinney | 44-34 |
| 19:23 | UTEP | Dingbang Kung steals the ball from Blake Cline | 44-34 |
| 19:20 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth lays it in on a nice dish by Dingbang Kung | 46-34 |
| 19:06 | UTEP | Russell Houghton is hacked by Gordon Helmuth - foul #2 on Gordon Helmuth, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| 19:01 | UTEP | Tim Marson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-34 |
| 18:49 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-34 |
| 18:47 | UTEP | Mike McInture grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 18:32 | UTEP | James Viator misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 18:31 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Kevin Walker | 46-34 |
| 18:10 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by James Viator - foul #1 on James Viator, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), James Belin (SG), Floyd Moore (C) Darrin McWhinney, Dingbang Kung, Kevin Walker | |
| 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 | |
| 18:10 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 18:10 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 17:54 | UTEP | Gordon Helmuth takes the ball from Damon Drucker | 48-34 |
| 17:46 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle is hacked by Jerome Puleo - foul #1 on Jerome Puleo, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark (PF) Dikembe Elijah | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:25 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 48-34 |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark grabs the offensive board | 48-34 |
| 17:14 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle is open and buries a jumper from the right side set up by James Belin | 50-34 |
| 16:53 | UTEP | Damon Drucker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-34 |
| 16:52 | UTEP | Jerome Puleo tips it in | 50-36 |
| 16:38 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin is called for 3 seconds | 50-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Stephen Boyle, Gordon Helmuth, Daniel Clark, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (PG), Blake Cline (SG), Russell Houghton (SF), Mike McInture (PF), Tim Marson (C) Damon Drucker, Phillip Hills, Larry Carter, Erick Clayton, Jerome Puleo | |
| 16:26 | UTEP | Russell Houghton connects on the runner near the basket | 50-38 |
| 16:08 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Dingbang Kung | 53-38 |
| 15:54 | UTEP | Tim Marson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 53-38 |
| 15:53 | UTEP | Russell Houghton tips it but misses | 53-38 |
| 15:51 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker snags the defensive board | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dingbang Kung (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Belin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Viator (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Blake Cline (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Russell Houghton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike McInture (fresh) 4 reb. C - Tim Marson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney is fouled in the backcourt by James Viator - foul #2 on James Viator, team foul #4 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Daniel Clark (C) Darrin McWhinney, James Belin, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton (PG) James Viator | |
| 15:41 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Rushton is called for the reach on Stephen Boyle - foul #4 on Kenneth Rushton, team foul #5 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (PG), Frank Willison (SF) Kenneth Rushton, Russell Houghton | |
| 15:29 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 53-38 |
| 15:28 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses the tip | 53-38 |
| 15:27 | UTEP | Mike McInture gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Blake Cline loses the dribble to Daniel Clark | 53-38 |
| 15:07 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses the turnaround from the left block | 53-38 |
| 15:05 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark grabs the offensive board | 53-38 |
| 14:51 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah connects on the open floater from close range set up by Stephen Boyle | 55-38 |
| 14:34 | UTEP | Blake Cline comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-38 |
| 14:33 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle pulls down the rebound | 55-38 |
| 14:27 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark is fouled on the floor by Blake Cline - foul #2 on Blake Cline, team foul #6 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), James Belin (SF), Noah Richie (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Stephen Boyle, Gordon Helmuth, Dikembe Elijah, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (PG), Phillip Hills (SG), Russell Houghton (SF), Erick Clayton (PF), Larry Carter (C) James Viator, Blake Cline, Frank Willison, Mike McInture, Tim Marson | |
| 14:17 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing | 55-38 |
| 14:15 | UTEP | Larry Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 13:57 | UTEP | Erick Clayton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Darrin McWhinney - foul #3 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #2 | 55-38 |
| 13:57 | UTEP | Erick Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 13:57 | UTEP | Erick Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 13:48 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from James Belin | 57-40 |
| 13:31 | UTEP | Russell Houghton loses the dribble to James Belin | 57-40 |
| 13:18 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses short on a floater from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 13:16 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Larry Carter | 57-40 |
| 13:01 | UTEP | Larry Carter comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-40 |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Damon Drucker hits the follow up shot | 57-42 |
| 12:50 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung is open and buries a jump hook from close range set up by Darrin McWhinney | 59-42 |
| 12:32 | UTEP | Russell Houghton's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Walker | 59-42 |
| 12:31 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung grabs the defensive rebound | 59-42 |
| 12:28 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney is fouled in the backcourt by Damon Drucker - foul #1 on Damon Drucker, team foul #7 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Dingbang Kung, James Belin, Noah Richie, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (PG), Blake Cline (SG), Jerome Puleo (SF), Mike McInture (PF), Tim Marson (C) Damon Drucker, Phillip Hills, Russell Houghton, Erick Clayton, Larry Carter | |
| 12:28 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 12:28 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney misses the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 12:28 | UTEP | Mike McInture pulls down the rebound | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 12:11 | UTEP | Mike McInture hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 60-42 |
| 12:09 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah pulls down the rebound | 60-42 |
| 12:05 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dikembe Elijah | 62-42 |
| 11:53 | UTEP | Mike McInture misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Floyd Moore - foul #3 on Floyd Moore, team foul #3 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (SG) Darrin McWhinney | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 11:53 | UTEP | Mike McInture misses the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 11:53 | UTEP | Mike McInture misses the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 11:53 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Marson | 62-42 |
| 11:31 | UTEP | Blake Cline hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-42 |
| 11:29 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gordon Helmuth | 62-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Belin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Viator (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Blake Cline (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Jerome Puleo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mike McInture (fresh) 6 reb. C - Tim Marson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle is fouled on the floor by Mike McInture - foul #3 on Mike McInture, team foul #8 | 62-42 |
| 11:24 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 63-42 |
| 11:24 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses the 2nd free throw | 63-42 |
| 11:24 | UTEP | Mike McInture grabs the board | 63-42 |
| 11:12 | UTEP | James Viator scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Mike McInture | 63-45 |
| 11:02 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Boyle | 65-45 |
| 10:42 | UTEP | Blake Cline misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-45 |
| 10:40 | UTEP | Mike McInture snags the offensive board | 65-45 |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Tim Marson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-45 |
| 10:23 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Mike McInture | 65-45 |
| 10:11 | UTEP | James Viator hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-45 |
| 10:09 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore pulls down the rebound | 65-45 |
| 09:55 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin misses long on a jumper from the left side | 65-45 |
| 09:54 | UTEP | Mike McInture grabs the defensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 09:46 | UTEP | James Viator clanks a 3 from straight away | 65-45 |
| 09:44 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Belin | 65-45 |
| 09:24 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-45 |
| 09:23 | UTEP | Mike McInture pulls down the rebound | 65-45 |
| 09:18 | UTEP | Blake Cline comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 65-45 |
| 09:16 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle pulls down the rebound | 65-45 |
| 08:57 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore is fouled on the floor by Blake Cline - foul #3 on Blake Cline, team foul #9 | 65-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Noah Richie (PF) Stephen Boyle, James Belin, Dikembe Elijah | |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (PG), Phillip Hills (SG), Russell Houghton (SF), Erick Clayton (PF), Larry Carter (C) James Viator, Blake Cline, Jerome Puleo, Mike McInture, Tim Marson | |
| 08:57 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore makes the 1st free throw | 66-45 |
| 08:57 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 67-45 |
| 08:46 | UTEP | Russell Houghton hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-47 |
| 08:44 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung is hacked by Phillip Hills in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Hills, team foul #10 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker (C) Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 08:44 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 08:44 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| 08:37 | UTEP | Erick Clayton knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Russell Houghton and the foul's on Noah Richie - foul #4 on Noah Richie, team foul #4 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark (PF) Noah Richie | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 08:37 | UTEP | Erick Clayton makes the free throw | 69-50 |
| 08:30 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-50 |
| 08:28 | UTEP | Erick Clayton gets the rebound | 69-50 |
| 08:22 | UTEP | Erick Clayton clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 69-50 |
| 08:20 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark grabs the board | 69-50 |
| 08:13 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney misses the 3 from straight away | 69-50 |
| 08:12 | UTEP | Erick Clayton pulls down the rebound | 69-50 |
| 08:08 | UTEP | Damon Drucker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-50 |
| 08:06 | UTEP | Erick Clayton tips it back up and in | 69-52 |
| 08:03 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Carter is called for the reach on Daniel Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Carter, team foul #11 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (SF) Gordon Helmuth | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 08:03 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark misses the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 08:03 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Erick Clayton pulls down the rebound | 69-52 |
| 07:44 | UTEP | Phillip Hills misses the shot from the left side | 69-52 |
| 07:43 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker grabs the board | 69-52 |
| 07:26 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrin McWhinney and the foul's on Larry Carter - foul #2 on Larry Carter, team foul #12 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (SF), Noah Richie (PF) James Belin, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton (PG), Frank Willison (SF), Mike McInture (PF) Phillip Hills, Russell Houghton, Larry Carter | |
| 07:26 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses the free throw | 71-52 |
| 07:26 | UTEP | Mike McInture grabs the defensive rebound | 71-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dingbang Kung (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Boyle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. PF - Noah Richie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Rushton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Damon Drucker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Willison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike McInture (fairly fresh) 12 reb. 3 pf. C - Erick Clayton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | UTEP | Noah Richie steals the ball from Mike McInture | 71-52 |
| 07:08 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker banks in the layup | 73-52 |
| 06:55 | UTEP | Damon Drucker knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Rushton | 73-55 |
| 06:46 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker banks in the layup | 75-55 |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Mike McInture misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 75-55 |
| 06:30 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie pulls down the rebound | 75-55 |
| 06:10 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 75-55 |
| 06:09 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Erick Clayton | 75-55 |
| 06:05 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-55 |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Noah Richie | 75-55 |
| 05:59 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Daniel Clark (C) Stephen Boyle, Noah Richie, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Hills (SG), Russell Houghton (SF), Tim Marson (C) Damon Drucker, Frank Willison, Erick Clayton | |
| 05:51 | UTEP | Mike McInture makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Russell Houghton | 75-57 |
| 05:48 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Rushton - foul #5 on Kenneth Rushton, team foul #13 | 75-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth (SF) Dingbang Kung | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (SG) Kenneth Rushton | |
| 05:48 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney makes the 1st free throw | 76-57 |
| 05:48 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney misses the 2nd free throw | 76-57 |
| 05:48 | UTEP | Russell Houghton gets the rebound | 76-57 |
| 05:29 | UTEP | James Viator drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Phillip Hills | 76-59 |
| 05:12 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Elijah | 79-59 |
| 05:00 | UTEP | James Viator misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-59 |
| 04:59 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 79-59 |
| 04:51 | Southern Mississippi | A charge is called on Gordon Helmuth - foul #3 on Gordon Helmuth, team foul #5 | 79-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Floyd Moore (C) Darrin McWhinney, James Belin, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | UTEP | Blake Cline (SG), Larry Carter (PF), Jerome Puleo (C) Phillip Hills, Mike McInture, Tim Marson | |
| 04:39 | UTEP | Russell Houghton is hacked by Dingbang Kung - foul #2 on Dingbang Kung, team foul #6 | 79-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Willison (SF) Russell Houghton | |
| 04:33 | UTEP | Jerome Puleo misses long on a floater from close range | 79-59 |
| 04:31 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 79-59 |
| 04:05 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-59 |
| 04:04 | UTEP | Larry Carter pulls down the rebound | 79-59 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Frank Willison hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Larry Carter | 79-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle loses the dribble to James Viator in the backcourt | 79-62 |
| 03:22 | UTEP | Larry Carter clanks a turnaround in the lane | 79-62 |
| 03:21 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Dikembe Elijah | 79-62 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dingbang Kung (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (tired) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Floyd Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Viator (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Blake Cline (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Frank Willison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Puleo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 79-62 |
| 03:02 | UTEP | Jerome Puleo grabs the defensive rebound | 79-62 |
| 02:57 | UTEP | James Viator connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 79-64 |
| 02:36 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Dikembe Elijah | 81-64 |
| 02:16 | UTEP | Blake Cline misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 81-64 |
| 02:14 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle snags the defensive board | 81-64 |
| 02:12 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle is hacked by James Viator in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Viator, team foul #14 | 81-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), James Belin (SF), Noah Richie (PF), Daniel Clark (C) Dingbang Kung, Gordon Helmuth, Dikembe Elijah, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (PG), Phillip Hills (SG), Erick Clayton (PF) James Viator, Blake Cline, Frank Willison | |
| 02:12 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 82-64 |
| 02:12 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses the 2nd free throw | 82-64 |
| 02:12 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney snags the offensive board | 82-64 |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 82-64 |
| 02:00 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney tips it but misses | 82-64 |
| 01:59 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark tips it back up and in | 84-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:49 | UTEP | Damon Drucker misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Darrin McWhinney - foul #4 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #7 | 84-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth (SF), Floyd Moore (C) Darrin McWhinney, Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (SG) Phillip Hills | |
| 01:49 | UTEP | Damon Drucker makes the 1st free throw | 84-65 |
| 01:49 | UTEP | Damon Drucker misses the 2nd free throw | 84-65 |
| 01:49 | UTEP | Erick Clayton grabs the offensive rebound | 84-65 |
| 01:32 | UTEP | Damon Drucker connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Viator | 84-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:17 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Boyle and he's fouled by Erick Clayton - foul #3 on Erick Clayton, team foul #15 | 86-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark (PF) Gordon Helmuth | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:17 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie makes the free throw | 87-68 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | Daniel Clark swats the short shot by Damon Drucker | 87-68 |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Erick Clayton grabs the offensive rebound | 87-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Larry Carter is fouled on the floor by James Belin - foul #1 on James Belin, team foul #8 | 87-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth (SF) Daniel Clark | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Larry Carter makes the 1st free throw | 87-69 |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Larry Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 87-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | James Viator takes the ball from Stephen Boyle in the backcourt | 87-70 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Erick Clayton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 87-70 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Belin | 87-70 |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Damon Drucker - foul #2 on Damon Drucker, team foul #16 | 87-70 |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the 1st free throw | 88-70 |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses the 2nd free throw | 88-70 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Larry Carter | 88-70 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | James Viator misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 88-70 |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth grabs the defensive rebound | 88-70 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle runs out the clock | 88-70 |