| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Abraham Machen (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kurt Hughes (fresh) SF - Alan Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Alan Howard inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | UTEP | Abraham Machen hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph tips it in | 33-36 |
| 19:09 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Alan Howard | 36-36 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Francis | 36-38 |
| 18:26 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes is hacked by John Spenser - foul #1 on John Spenser, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (PG), Todd Smith (SF), Patrick Cannon (PF), Gregory Scott (C) Abraham Machen, Alan Howard, Billy Hall, Christopher Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin (PF), Merle Gibson (C) Joe Webster, Michael Francis | |
| 18:05 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes misses long on a shot from the left side | 36-38 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Spenser | 36-41 |
| 17:27 | UTEP | Todd Smith misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Daniel Lin - foul #2 on Daniel Lin, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Billy Hall (PF), Christopher Green (C) Kurt Hughes, Gregory Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG), Mark Brown (SF), Joe Webster (PF) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Merle Gibson | |
| 17:27 | UTEP | Todd Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:27 | UTEP | Todd Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | August Ball misses the 3 from straight away | 38-41 |
| 17:06 | UTEP | Billy Hall grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 16:45 | UTEP | Todd Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-41 |
| 16:43 | UTEP | Todd Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:31 | UTEP | Joe Webster takes the ball from Todd Smith | 38-41 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | August Ball is fouled on the floor by Christopher Green - foul #3 on Christopher Green, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG), Kurt Hughes (SG), Alan Howard (SF), Gregory Scott (PF), Robert Smith (C) Todd Smith, Alejandro Hernandez, Patrick Cannon, Billy Hall, Christopher Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson (PF), Michael Francis (C) Joe Webster, Daniel Lin | |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips hits a 3 from the left wing set up by August Ball | 38-44 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Abraham Machen (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Kurt Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Ball (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Merle Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | UTEP | Abraham Machen is fouled on the floor by Mark Brown - foul #2 on Mark Brown, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edwin Turner (SG) Kurt Hughes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Donald Evens (SF) August Ball, Joe Phillips, Mark Brown | |
| 15:22 | UTEP | Edwin Turner drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Alan Howard | 41-44 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens's layup is rejected by Abraham Machen | 41-44 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Rudolph | 41-44 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 14:47 | UTEP | Edwin Turner snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 14:25 | UTEP | Edwin Turner clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Keith Rudolph - foul #1 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kurt Hughes (SG), Patrick Cannon (SF), Billy Hall (PF), Christopher Green (C) Abraham Machen, Alan Howard, Gregory Scott, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (SG), Joe Webster (PF) Keith Rudolph, Merle Gibson | |
| 14:25 | UTEP | Edwin Turner makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:25 | UTEP | Edwin Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Francis | 42-44 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis is open and scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Spenser | 42-46 |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Finley - foul #4 on Daniel Finley, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Todd Smith (PG) Edwin Turner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Daniel Lin (C) Daniel Finley, Donald Evens, Michael Francis | |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | August Ball hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Kurt Hughes - foul #3 on Kurt Hughes, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (SG) Kurt Hughes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SF) Mark Brown | |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | August Ball misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | August Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:26 | UTEP | Christopher Green grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 13:08 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Joe Webster - foul #2 on Joe Webster, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alan Howard (SF) Christopher Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (PF) Joe Webster | |
| 13:08 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:08 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph travels in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Christopher Green (C) Patrick Cannon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:49 | UTEP | Christopher Green clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Lin - foul #3 on Daniel Lin, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG) Todd Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Francis (C) Daniel Lin | |
| 12:49 | UTEP | Christopher Green makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:49 | UTEP | Christopher Green makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Green - foul #4 on Christopher Green, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edwin Turner (SG), Robert Smith (C) Alejandro Hernandez, Christopher Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF) John Spenser | |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 12:21 | UTEP | Alan Howard is whistled for a carry | 48-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (SG) Abraham Machen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG) Keith Rudolph | |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips is fouled on the floor by Alejandro Hernandez - foul #2 on Alejandro Hernandez, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kurt Hughes (SG) Alan Howard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Webster (PF), Merle Gibson (C) Mark Brown, Michael Francis | |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | August Ball connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Phillips | 48-51 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Alejandro Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kurt Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Edwin Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Billy Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Ball (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Merle Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | UTEP | Edwin Turner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson can't finish the layup | 48-51 |
| 11:10 | UTEP | Robert Smith grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 10:53 | UTEP | Edwin Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG), Todd Smith (SG), Alan Howard (SF), Patrick Cannon (PF), Gregory Scott (C) Alejandro Hernandez, Kurt Hughes, Edwin Turner, Billy Hall, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Daniel Lin (C) August Ball, Joe Phillips, Donald Evens, Merle Gibson | |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Brown | 48-54 |
| 10:36 | UTEP | Alan Howard scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Todd Smith | 51-54 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster is hacked by Patrick Cannon - foul #2 on Patrick Cannon, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Francis (C) Joe Webster | |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is hacked by Todd Smith - foul #3 on Todd Smith, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG) Mark Brown | |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:02 | UTEP | Gregory Scott snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 09:47 | UTEP | Alan Howard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-54 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Patrick Cannon steals the ball from Daniel Lin | 51-54 |
| 09:14 | UTEP | Todd Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Lin | 51-54 |
| 09:13 | UTEP | Todd Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 09:03 | UTEP | Michael Francis is called for the reach on Abraham Machen - foul #2 on Michael Francis, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (SG), Edwin Turner (SF), Billy Hall (PF), Robert Smith (C) Todd Smith, Alan Howard, Patrick Cannon, Gregory Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG), Donald Evens (SF), Joe Webster (PF), Merle Gibson (C) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Daniel Lin, Michael Francis | |
| 09:03 | UTEP | Abraham Machen misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Merle Gibson | 51-54 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | August Ball is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 08:42 | UTEP | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:22 | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez misses the lay-in | 51-54 |
| 08:21 | UTEP | Robert Smith grabs the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 07:57 | UTEP | Abraham Machen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-54 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 07:40 | UTEP | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Abraham Machen (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Alejandro Hernandez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Billy Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Ball (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joe Webster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Merle Gibson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | UTEP | Edwin Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-54 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | August Ball hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Evens | 51-57 |
| 07:11 | UTEP | Edwin Turner drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Abraham Machen | 54-57 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Todd Smith (PG), Kurt Hughes (SG), Alan Howard (SF), Patrick Cannon (PF), Christopher Green (C) Abraham Machen, Alejandro Hernandez, Edwin Turner, Billy Hall, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), John Spenser (SG), Keith Rudolph (SF), Mark Brown (PF), Daniel Lin (C) August Ball, Joe Phillips, Donald Evens, Joe Webster, Merle Gibson | |
| 06:44 | UTEP | Christopher Green knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Patrick Cannon and he's fouled by Daniel Lin - foul #4 on Daniel Lin, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| 06:44 | UTEP | Christopher Green makes the free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley is hacked by Todd Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Todd Smith, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 06:19 | UTEP | Daniel Lin denies the turnaround by Alan Howard | 57-59 |
| 06:17 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes hits the follow up shot | 59-59 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Alan Howard picks off the pass by Daniel Finley in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 05:59 | UTEP | Todd Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kurt Hughes | 61-59 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Alan Howard swats the layup by Keith Rudolph | 61-59 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | John Spenser grabs the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 61-59 |
| 05:29 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 05:16 | UTEP | Todd Smith clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Finley - foul #5 on Daniel Finley, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Scott (PF) Patrick Cannon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (SG), Joe Webster (PF), Michael Francis (C) Daniel Finley, Mark Brown, Daniel Lin | |
| 05:16 | UTEP | Todd Smith misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:16 | UTEP | Todd Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joe Webster | 61-59 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Kurt Hughes steps in front of the Keith Rudolph pass in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| 05:02 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 61-59 |
| 05:00 | UTEP | Todd Smith tips it but misses | 61-59 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-59 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis misses the tip | 61-59 |
| 04:52 | UTEP | Todd Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 04:26 | UTEP | Todd Smith buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-59 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | August Ball is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on August Ball, team foul #11 | 64-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alejandro Hernandez (PG), Edwin Turner (SF), Billy Hall (PF) Todd Smith, Alan Howard, Christopher Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Donald Evens (SF) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph | |
| 04:19 | UTEP | Billy Hall connects on the jumper in the lane | 66-59 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Phillips | 66-61 |
| 03:36 | UTEP | Joe Webster swats the short shot by Kurt Hughes | 66-61 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Alejandro Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kurt Hughes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edwin Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Billy Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Ball (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joe Webster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Francis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | August Ball is hacked by Alejandro Hernandez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alejandro Hernandez, team foul #9 | 66-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG), Patrick Cannon (C) Kurt Hughes, Gregory Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (PF), Merle Gibson (C) Joe Webster, Michael Francis | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | August Ball makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | August Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:08 | UTEP | Edwin Turner misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 03:06 | UTEP | Billy Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Billy Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kurt Hughes (SG), Alan Howard (SF), Robert Smith (C) Alejandro Hernandez, Edwin Turner, Billy Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Daniel Lin (PF) August Ball, Joe Phillips, Donald Evens | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | John Spenser's pass is intercepted by Kurt Hughes in the backcourt | 66-63 |
| 02:44 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Christopher Green (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Francis (C) Merle Gibson | |
| 02:32 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes hits a jumper from the left block | 68-63 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edwin Turner (PG), Billy Hall (PF) Abraham Machen, Patrick Cannon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Webster (PF) Daniel Lin | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 68-63 |
| 02:18 | UTEP | Christopher Green snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| 01:59 | UTEP | Joe Webster is called for the reach on Billy Hall - foul #3 on Joe Webster, team foul #12 | 68-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Abraham Machen (PG) Edwin Turner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Donald Evens (SF) Keith Rudolph, Mark Brown | |
| 01:59 | UTEP | Billy Hall misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 01:59 | UTEP | Billy Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 01:39 | UTEP | Christopher Green gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| 01:22 | UTEP | Christopher Green is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Christopher Green, team foul #10 | 69-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Patrick Cannon (C) Christopher Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Billy Hall - foul #1 on Billy Hall, team foul #11 | 69-63 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:49 | UTEP | Abraham Machen misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 69-65 |
| 00:48 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon snags the offensive board | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:47 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon is fouled on the floor by John Spenser - foul #2 on John Spenser, team foul #13 | 69-65 |
| 00:47 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:47 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 70-65 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Alan Howard gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:40 | UTEP | Alan Howard is fouled in the backcourt by John Spenser - foul #3 on John Spenser, team foul #14 | 70-65 |
| 00:40 | UTEP | Alan Howard makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:40 | UTEP | Alan Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joe Webster | 71-65 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips makes the wide open 3 from straight away | 71-68 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Billy Hall is hacked by John Spenser in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Spenser, team foul #15 | 71-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Edwin Turner (SF) Alan Howard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Billy Hall misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Billy Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis grabs the offensive board | 71-68 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-68 |
| 00:06 | UTEP | Patrick Cannon pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| 00:06 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by John Spenser - foul #5 on John Spenser, team foul #16 | 71-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (PG) John Spenser | |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Kurt Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 72-68 |