| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) SG - Charles Franks (fresh) SF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) PF - Ray Smith (fresh) C - Terry Bowman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) SF - James Simmons (fresh) PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) C - Roger Dixon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Ray Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Charles Franks knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Salvador Gonzales | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon jams it on a nice dish by Kelly Duncan | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses short on a floater from close range | 2-2 |
| 19:13 | East Carolina | James Simmons gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | UTEP | Terry Bowman misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Simmons | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | UTEP | Ray Smith grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | UTEP | Terry Bowman knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Salvador Gonzales | 4-2 |
| 18:35 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-4 |
| 18:25 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 18:24 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger Dixon | 4-4 |
| 18:18 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 18:06 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales is fouled on the floor by James Simmons - foul #1 on James Simmons, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:58 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 17:56 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:50 | East Carolina | James Simmons can't throw it down | 4-4 |
| 17:48 | East Carolina | James Simmons grabs the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:31 | East Carolina | Salvador Gonzales is called for the reach on Mark Marshall - foul #1 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Douglas Gerber (SF), David Heidel (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Salvador Gonzales, Jonathan Blackmon, Ray Smith, Terry Bowman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski (SG), Teddy Wright (SF), William Mariotti (PF) Kelly Duncan, James Simmons, Robert Cummings | |
| 17:19 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon lays it in | 4-6 |
| 17:02 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo loses the dribble to Roger Dixon | 4-6 |
| 16:38 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski is denied on a layup by Alfredo Gallo | 4-6 |
| 16:37 | East Carolina | William Mariotti tips it home | 4-8 |
| 16:16 | UTEP | James Whitehead is fouled on the floor by William Mariotti - foul #1 on William Mariotti, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Jonathan Blackmon (SF), Terry Bowman (C) James Whitehead, Charles Franks, Douglas Gerber, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dale Little (PG), Kelly Duncan (SG), Ralph Harrison (C) Mark Marshall, Hans Kuklenski, Roger Dixon | |
| 16:11 | UTEP | David Heidel double dribbles | 4-8 |
| 15:57 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison is hacked by Terry Bowman - foul #1 on Terry Bowman, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ray Smith (PF) David Heidel | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF), Robert Cummings (PF) Teddy Wright, Ralph Harrison | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) SF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) PF - Ray Smith (fresh) C - Terry Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Dale Little (fresh) SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) C - William Mariotti (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | East Carolina | Terry Bowman swats the shot by Kelly Duncan | 4-8 |
| 15:41 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:30 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 15:29 | UTEP | Ray Smith hits the follow up shot | 6-8 |
| 15:09 | East Carolina | Dikembe Abdelal is called for the reach on Kelly Duncan - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), Ralph Harrison (C) Dale Little, William Mariotti | |
| 14:53 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 6-8 |
| 14:51 | UTEP | Terry Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:33 | UTEP | Ray Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 6-8 |
| 14:31 | UTEP | Terry Bowman grabs the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:22 | UTEP | Terry Bowman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG), David Heidel (PF) Dikembe Abdelal, Ray Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski (SG), Teddy Wright (SF), Roger Dixon (C) Kelly Duncan, James Simmons, Robert Cummings | |
| 14:08 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison buries a jumper from close range | 6-10 |
| 13:53 | UTEP | Ralph Harrison picks off the pass by Charles Franks | 6-10 |
| 13:45 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Roger Dixon | 6-12 |
| 13:37 | UTEP | Charles Franks hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 6-12 |
| 13:36 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ralph Harrison | 6-12 |
| 13:30 | East Carolina | Charles Franks takes the ball from Roger Dixon | 6-12 |
| 13:26 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales lays it up and in set up by Charles Franks | 8-12 |
| 13:10 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 13:09 | UTEP | David Heidel gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:01 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 13:00 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:54 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 8-12 |
| 12:52 | UTEP | Terry Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:41 | UTEP | David Heidel misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 8-12 |
| 12:39 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 12:13 | East Carolina | Charles Franks steals it from Ralph Harrison | 8-12 |
| 12:05 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Douglas Gerber (SF), Ray Smith (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Salvador Gonzales, Jonathan Blackmon, David Heidel, Terry Bowman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dale Little (PG), Kelly Duncan (SG), James Simmons (SF), Robert Cummings (PF), William Mariotti (C) Mark Marshall, Hans Kuklenski, Teddy Wright, Ralph Harrison, Roger Dixon | |
| 11:49 | East Carolina | Alfredo Gallo swats the shot by James Simmons | 8-12 |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | James Simmons hits the follow up shot | 8-14 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Gerber (fresh) PF - Ray Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Dale Little (fresh) SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) C - William Mariotti (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | UTEP | Ray Smith is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ray Smith, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| 11:23 | East Carolina | William Mariotti scores on a jumper from the left block | 8-16 |
| 11:03 | UTEP | Ray Smith hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Whitehead and he's hacked by Kelly Duncan - foul #1 on Kelly Duncan, team foul #3 | 10-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG) Charles Franks | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:03 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:43 | East Carolina | James Whitehead takes the ball from Dale Little | 11-16 |
| 10:40 | UTEP | James Whitehead lays it in | 13-16 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | William Mariotti makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kelly Duncan | 13-19 |
| 10:18 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Whitehead | 16-19 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | William Mariotti buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 09:48 | UTEP | Ray Smith buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Whitehead | 18-22 |
| 09:34 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings jams it | 18-24 |
| 09:24 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Whitehead | 21-24 |
| 09:19 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan double dribbles | 21-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Jonathan Blackmon (SF), David Heidel (PF), Terry Bowman (C) James Whitehead, Dikembe Abdelal, Douglas Gerber, Ray Smith, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SG), Teddy Wright (SF), Ralph Harrison (PF), Roger Dixon (C) Dale Little, Kelly Duncan, James Simmons, Robert Cummings, William Mariotti | |
| 09:04 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales is hacked by Ralph Harrison - foul #1 on Ralph Harrison, team foul #4 | 21-24 |
| 08:52 | UTEP | Terry Bowman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-24 |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Franks - foul #1 on Charles Franks, team foul #5 | 21-24 |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 08:24 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 23-26 |
| 08:10 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-26 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison tips it back up and in | 23-28 |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Terry Bowman connects on the jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Ralph Harrison - foul #2 on Ralph Harrison, team foul #5 | 25-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cummings (PF) Ralph Harrison | |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Terry Bowman makes the free throw | 26-28 |
| 07:43 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski is whistled for traveling | 26-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ray Smith (PF) David Heidel | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG) Hans Kuklenski | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Teddy Wright (fresh) PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon lays it in on a nice dish by Ray Smith and the foul's on Teddy Wright - foul #1 on Teddy Wright, team foul #6 | 28-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Mariotti (PF) Robert Cummings | |
| 07:26 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses the free throw | 28-28 |
| 07:26 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall is hacked by Jonathan Blackmon - foul #1 on Jonathan Blackmon, team foul #6 | 28-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo (C) Terry Bowman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick (C) Roger Dixon | |
| 06:51 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses short on a floater from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 06:50 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 06:39 | UTEP | Charles Franks hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Salvador Gonzales | 30-28 |
| 06:22 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-28 |
| 06:20 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall snags the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 06:04 | East Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Teddy Wright is blocked by Ray Smith | 30-28 |
| 06:03 | UTEP | Ray Smith snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses the shot from the left side | 30-28 |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo snags the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 05:24 | UTEP | Charles Franks clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kelly Duncan - foul #2 on Kelly Duncan, team foul #7 | 30-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Douglas Gerber (SF), David Heidel (PF), Terry Bowman (C) Salvador Gonzales, Jonathan Blackmon, Ray Smith, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dale Little (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SG), James Simmons (SF), Robert Cummings (PF), Roger Dixon (C) Mark Marshall, Kelly Duncan, Teddy Wright, William Mariotti, Karl Fenwick | |
| 05:24 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 05:24 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Whitehead - foul #1 on James Whitehead, team foul #7 | 32-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG) Charles Franks | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Hans Kuklenski is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdelal - foul #1 on Hans Kuklenski, team foul #8 | 32-29 |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 04:43 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 04:20 | East Carolina | Dale Little misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 04:18 | UTEP | Terry Bowman grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Terry Bowman is hacked by Robert Cummings - foul #1 on Robert Cummings, team foul #9 | 33-29 |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Terry Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 04:04 | UTEP | Terry Bowman comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 33-29 |
| 04:02 | UTEP | Terry Bowman tips it but misses | 33-29 |
| 04:01 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 03:47 | UTEP | James Whitehead connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Dikembe Abdelal | 35-29 |
| 03:27 | East Carolina | Dale Little misses the 3 from straight away | 35-29 |
| 03:26 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the board | 35-29 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Douglas Gerber (fresh) PF - David Heidel (fresh) C - Terry Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Dale Little (fresh) SG - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Cummings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | UTEP | James Whitehead buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dikembe Abdelal | 38-29 |
| 02:56 | East Carolina | James Simmons double dribbles | 38-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Jonathan Blackmon (SF), Ray Smith (PF) James Whitehead, Dikembe Abdelal, Douglas Gerber, David Heidel | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), Kelly Duncan (SG), Teddy Wright (SF), William Mariotti (PF), Ralph Harrison (C) Dale Little, Hans Kuklenski, James Simmons, Robert Cummings, Roger Dixon | |
| 02:34 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Franks | 40-29 |
| 02:15 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan lays it in | 40-31 |
| 02:01 | UTEP | William Mariotti swats the short shot by Terry Bowman | 40-31 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon tips it in | 42-31 |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 01:24 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses the driving attempt from the right block | 42-34 |
| 01:22 | UTEP | Terry Bowman tips it back up and in | 44-34 |
| 01:15 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison is denied on a layup by Ray Smith | 44-34 |
| 01:13 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 00:57 | UTEP | Mark Marshall takes the ball from Terry Bowman | 44-34 |
| 00:41 | East Carolina | Charles Franks is called for the reach on Kelly Duncan - foul #2 on Charles Franks, team foul #8 | 44-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | David Heidel (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Ray Smith, Terry Bowman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF), Roger Dixon (C) William Mariotti, Ralph Harrison | |
| 00:41 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | David Heidel gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Kelly Duncan picks off the pass by Charles Franks | 44-34 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 44-34 |
| 00:01 | UTEP | David Heidel gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | David Heidel comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 44-34 |