| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Page (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Mund (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Nick Caves (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesus Guzman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommy McComack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Nick Caves picks off the pass by William Holt | 34-31 |
| 19:34 | UTEP | Nick Caves lays it up and in | 34-33 |
| 19:13 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Burnett | 37-33 |
| 18:56 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses the lay-in | 37-33 |
| 18:55 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy McComack | 37-33 |
| 18:30 | UTEP | Anthony Scott knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jesus Guzman and he's hacked by William Holt - foul #2 on William Holt, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones (PF) William Holt | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 18:30 | UTEP | Anthony Scott makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:09 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Roger Leader - foul #1 on Roger Leader, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank (PG), Tyler Ward (SG), John Foor (C) Gary Burnett, Bruce Page, John Mund | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (SG), Joseph Vidaurri (PF) Jesus Guzman, Anthony Scott | |
| 18:09 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 18:09 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:51 | UTEP | Roger Leader can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-36 |
| 17:50 | UTEP | Tommy McComack gets the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:36 | UTEP | Tyler Ward picks off the pass by Sterling Williams | 39-36 |
| 17:23 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward makes the 3 from straight away set up by Larry Frank | 42-36 |
| 17:21 | UTEP | Sterling Williams is hacked by Tyler Ward in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tyler Ward, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), William Holt (PF) Paul Williams, John Foor | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Salvador Espinoza (SF), William Pfeil (C) Nick Caves, Roger Leader, Tommy McComack | |
| 16:52 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Tyler Ward - foul #3 on Tyler Ward, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page (SG), John Mund (C) Tyler Ward, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jesus Guzman (SG), Anthony Scott (PF) Sterling Williams, Joseph Vidaurri | |
| 16:52 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:52 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:52 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 16:33 | Southern Mississippi | Salvador Espinoza steals the ball from Paul Suda | 42-37 |
| 16:16 | UTEP | William Pfeil hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the baseline | 42-37 |
| 16:15 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 15:55 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Anthony Scott - foul #2 on Anthony Scott, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Tyler Ward (SF), John Foor (PF) Paul Suda, Larry Frank, William Holt | |
| Subs | UTEP | Nick Caves (PG), Roger Leader (SF), Tommy McComack (C) Salvatore Pacheco, Salvador Espinoza, William Pfeil | |
| 15:55 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:55 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:55 | UTEP | Anthony Scott pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Page (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Foor (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Mund (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Nick Caves (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesus Guzman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Tommy McComack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:28 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 15:27 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Mund | 43-37 |
| 15:05 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page is hacked by Anthony Scott - foul #3 on Anthony Scott, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Bruce Page, John Mund | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (SG), Joseph Vidaurri (PF) Jesus Guzman, Anthony Scott | |
| 14:43 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Vidaurri - foul #1 on Joseph Vidaurri, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| 14:43 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 14:43 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 14:20 | UTEP | Nick Caves hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Tommy McComack and the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Larry Frank (SG) Gary Burnett, Tyler Ward | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Pfeil (C) Tommy McComack | |
| 14:20 | UTEP | Nick Caves makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:03 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 14:02 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor tips it home | 47-40 |
| 13:38 | UTEP | William Pfeil clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 13:36 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 13:15 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones is called for traveling | 47-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Bruce Page (SG), William Holt (PF), John Mund (C) Paul Suda, Paul Williams, Robert Jones, John Foor | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG), Jesus Guzman (SG), Salvador Espinoza (SF), Anthony Scott (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Nick Caves, Sterling Williams, Roger Leader, Joseph Vidaurri, William Pfeil | |
| 12:57 | UTEP | John Mund denies the turnaround by Anthony Scott | 47-40 |
| 12:56 | UTEP | Tommy McComack gets the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 12:32 | UTEP | Anthony Scott comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 12:31 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| 12:16 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank is hacked by Jesus Guzman during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Jesus Guzman, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Tyler Ward (SF) Gary Burnett, Larry Frank | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (SG), Roger Leader (SF), Joseph Vidaurri (PF) Jesus Guzman, Salvador Espinoza, Anthony Scott | |
| 12:06 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Leader blocks the short jumper by William Holt | 47-42 |
| 12:04 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund grabs the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 11:49 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 11:47 | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Paul Suda (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Page (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Mund (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvatore Pacheco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sterling Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joseph Vidaurri (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Tommy McComack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | UTEP | Tommy McComack clanks a jumper from close range | 47-42 |
| 11:27 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 11:09 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Sterling Williams snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 11:03 | UTEP | Sterling Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Page - foul #2 on Bruce Page, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Paul Williams (SF), Robert Jones (PF), John Foor (C) Paul Suda, Bruce Page, William Holt, John Mund | |
| Subs | UTEP | Nick Caves (PG), Jesus Guzman (SG), Anthony Scott (PF), William Pfeil (C) Salvatore Pacheco, Sterling Williams, Joseph Vidaurri, Tommy McComack | |
| 10:48 | UTEP | Nick Caves hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 10:47 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:30 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 10:28 | UTEP | William Pfeil gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:26 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank (SG) Tyler Ward | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza (SF) Roger Leader | |
| 10:06 | Southern Mississippi | Jesus Guzman takes the ball from John Foor | 47-42 |
| 10:04 | UTEP | Nick Caves's pass is intercepted by Larry Frank in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams is denied on a layup by William Pfeil | 47-42 |
| 09:49 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 09:26 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Larry Frank | 49-42 |
| 08:59 | UTEP | Nick Caves scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesus Guzman | 49-44 |
| 08:57 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Bruce Page (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), William Holt (PF), John Mund (C) Gary Burnett, Larry Frank, Paul Williams, Robert Jones, John Foor | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sterling Williams (SG), Roger Leader (SF), Joseph Vidaurri (PF), Tommy McComack (C) Jesus Guzman, Salvador Espinoza, Anthony Scott, William Pfeil | |
| 08:36 | UTEP | Tommy McComack can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Mund - foul #2 on John Mund, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG) Nick Caves | |
| 08:36 | UTEP | Tommy McComack makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:36 | UTEP | Tommy McComack misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:36 | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 08:13 | UTEP | Tommy McComack jams it on a great pass from Roger Leader and he's fouled by John Mund - foul #3 on John Mund, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| 08:13 | UTEP | Tommy McComack makes the free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:55 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 07:54 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt hits the follow up shot | 51-48 |
| 07:31 | UTEP | Roger Leader misses the wide open runner from close range | 51-48 |
| 07:30 | UTEP | Roger Leader tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Paul Suda (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Page (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Holt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Mund (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvatore Pacheco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sterling Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Vidaurri (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Tommy McComack (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:20 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Leader picks off the pass by Paul Suda | 51-50 |
| 07:17 | UTEP | Roger Leader dunks the ball | 51-52 |
| 07:08 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tyler Ward | 53-52 |
| 07:06 | UTEP | Sterling Williams is hacked by Paul Suda in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Suda, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Robert Jones (PF), John Foor (C) Paul Suda, Bruce Page, Tyler Ward, William Holt, John Mund | |
| Subs | UTEP | Nick Caves (PG) Salvatore Pacheco | |
| 07:06 | UTEP | Sterling Williams makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 07:06 | UTEP | Sterling Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 06:51 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 06:28 | UTEP | Sterling Williams makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Nick Caves and the foul's on John Foor - foul #2 on John Foor, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG) Larry Briscoe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza (SF), Anthony Scott (PF), William Pfeil (C) Roger Leader, Joseph Vidaurri, Tommy McComack | |
| 06:28 | UTEP | Sterling Williams misses the free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:28 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 06:17 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 06:16 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones snags the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 05:49 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-56 |
| 05:47 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Sterling Williams | 55-56 |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Salvador Espinoza's pass is intercepted by Larry Frank in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| 05:42 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett hits the finger roll set up by Larry Frank | 57-56 |
| 05:19 | UTEP | Larry Frank picks off the pass by William Pfeil | 57-56 |
| 05:02 | Southern Mississippi | William Pfeil blocks the jumper by Gary Burnett | 57-56 |
| 05:00 | UTEP | Nick Caves snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 04:40 | UTEP | William Pfeil hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Scott | 57-58 |
| 04:40 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page (SG), William Holt (PF), John Mund (C) Paul Williams, Robert Jones, John Foor | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jesus Guzman (SG), Roger Leader (SF), Tommy McComack (C) Sterling Williams, Salvador Espinoza, William Pfeil | |
| 04:26 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Tommy McComack - foul #3 on Tommy McComack, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| 04:26 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:26 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Roger Leader's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| 04:11 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 04:10 | UTEP | Tommy McComack pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:06 | UTEP | Nick Caves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward (SF) Gary Burnett | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:47 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward scores on a 3 from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 03:29 | UTEP | Bruce Page steals the ball from Nick Caves | 61-58 |
| 03:26 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank lays it in set up by Bruce Page | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Frank (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bruce Page (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Mund (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Nick Caves (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesus Guzman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Leader (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Scott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Tommy McComack (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | UTEP | Anthony Scott hits a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by William Holt - foul #3 on William Holt, team foul #10 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Paul Williams (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Larry Frank, Tyler Ward, William Holt | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:03 | UTEP | Anthony Scott misses the free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:03 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 63-60 |
| 02:42 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 63-60 |
| 02:40 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 02:40 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), William Holt (PF) Paul Suda, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joseph Vidaurri (PF) Anthony Scott | |
| 02:14 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Holt | 65-60 |
| 02:03 | UTEP | Roger Leader hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-60 |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett is fouled on the floor by Tommy McComack - foul #4 on Tommy McComack, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Anthony Scott (PF) Joseph Vidaurri | |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund snags the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 01:36 | Southern Mississippi | Jesus Guzman steals the ball from Bruce Page | 65-60 |
| 01:10 | UTEP | Gary Burnett steals it from Tommy McComack | 65-60 |
| 01:06 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Burnett | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:47 | UTEP | Roger Leader knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Nick Caves | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett is fouled in the backcourt by Nick Caves - foul #3 on Nick Caves, team foul #8 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank (SF) Paul Williams | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Nick Caves is hacked by Larry Frank in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Frank, team foul #11 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams (SF) Larry Frank | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Nick Caves misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Nick Caves makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:41 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt is hacked by Jesus Guzman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jesus Guzman, team foul #9 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank (SF) Paul Williams | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:41 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Anthony Scott pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:37 | UTEP | Nick Caves hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 69-63 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Roger Leader pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Anthony Scott double dribbles | 69-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Foor (PF) William Holt | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page is hacked by Jesus Guzman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesus Guzman, team foul #10 | 69-63 |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Tommy McComack misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Mund - foul #4 on John Mund, team foul #12 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Williams (SF), William Holt (PF) Larry Frank, John Foor | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Tommy McComack makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Tommy McComack makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Tommy McComack misses the 3rd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund pulls down the rebound | 71-65 |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | Nick Caves is called for the reach on John Mund in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nick Caves, team foul #11 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank (SF), John Foor (PF) Paul Williams, William Holt | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Anthony Scott snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Bruce Page steals it from Roger Leader in the backcourt | 72-65 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page dunks the ball | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Nick Caves knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-68 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Holt (PF) John Foor | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Nick Caves is called for the reach on Larry Frank in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nick Caves, team foul #12 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco (PG) Nick Caves | |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Salvatore Pacheco connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Jesus Guzman | 76-71 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Jesus Guzman is called for the reach on Bruce Page in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jesus Guzman, team foul #13 | 76-71 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page misses the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Page misses the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Anthony Scott grabs the board | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Roger Leader is called for traveling | 76-71 |