| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nelson Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Kepley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Rushton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Blake Cline (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Russell Houghton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Minard (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Norman Shover (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Russell Houghton inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:44 | UTEP | Blake Cline splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Norman Shover pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 19:29 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Blake Cline and the foul's on Eric Kepley - foul #2 on Eric Kepley, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 19:29 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton makes the free throw | 33-32 |
| 19:22 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Houghton swats the short shot by Dingbang Kung | 33-32 |
| 19:21 | UTEP | Michael Minard pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 19:10 | UTEP | Floyd Moore swats the short shot by Michael Minard | 33-32 |
| 19:09 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Eric Kepley and the foul's on Blake Cline - foul #2 on Blake Cline, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cross (SF) Dingbang Kung | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (SG), Elmer Harris (PF), James Smith (C) Blake Cline, Michael Minard, Norman Shover | |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:19 | UTEP | Russell Houghton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 18:18 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cross pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:58 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (PG), Daniel Clark (PF), Noah Richie (C) Nelson Johnston, Eric Kepley, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (SG), Sidney Rickman (SF) Kenneth Rushton, Russell Houghton | |
| 17:58 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:58 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 17:43 | UTEP | Elmer Harris misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 17:41 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:37 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle is fouled in the backcourt by Sidney Rickman - foul #2 on Sidney Rickman, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Grant (SG), Dingbang Kung (SF) Stephen Boyle, Warren Cross | |
| Subs | UTEP | Blake Cline (SG), Michael Minard (PF), Norman Shover (C) Damon Drucker, Elmer Harris, James Smith | |
| 17:29 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie is hacked by Norman Shover - foul #2 on Norman Shover, team foul #4 | 37-32 |
| 17:16 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie misses long on a runner from the baseline | 37-32 |
| 17:14 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie grabs the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 16:59 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Shover picks off the pass by Dingbang Kung | 37-32 |
| 16:35 | UTEP | Norman Shover misses badly on a runner from the right block | 37-32 |
| 16:34 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Daniel Clark | 37-32 |
| 16:23 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie misses short on an open fadeaway near the basket | 37-32 |
| 16:22 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Dingbang Kung | 37-32 |
| 16:15 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 16:14 | UTEP | Blake Cline pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 15:54 | UTEP | James Viator is whistled for traveling | 37-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston (PG), Stephen Boyle (SG), Warren Cross (SF), Eric Kepley (PF), Floyd Moore (C) James Belin, Jason Grant, Dingbang Kung, Daniel Clark, Noah Richie | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton (PG), Damon Drucker (SG), Russell Houghton (SF), Elmer Harris (PF), James Smith (C) James Viator, Blake Cline, Sidney Rickman, Michael Minard, Norman Shover | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nelson Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Warren Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Eric Kepley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Rushton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Damon Drucker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Houghton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Elmer Harris (fresh) C - James Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 15:35 | UTEP | Russell Houghton gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 15:15 | UTEP | Elmer Harris misses the dunk | 37-32 |
| 15:14 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 15:01 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle drills a floater from the right block | 39-32 |
| 14:41 | UTEP | Elmer Harris's fadeaway is rejected by Nelson Johnston | 39-32 |
| 14:39 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 14:35 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Rushton picks off the pass by Nelson Johnston in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| 14:23 | UTEP | Russell Houghton scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Rushton and he's hacked by Warren Cross - foul #2 on Warren Cross, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Grant (SF) Warren Cross | |
| Subs | UTEP | Blake Cline (SG), Frank Willison (PF), Norman Shover (C) Damon Drucker, Elmer Harris, James Smith | |
| 14:23 | UTEP | Russell Houghton misses the free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:23 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 14:09 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Rushton - foul #1 on Kenneth Rushton, team foul #5 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (PG) Nelson Johnston | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Hills (SF) Russell Houghton | |
| 13:58 | Southern Mississippi | Phillip Hills picks off the pass by Floyd Moore | 39-34 |
| 13:43 | UTEP | Phillip Hills buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 13:27 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-37 |
| 13:25 | UTEP | Frank Willison snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 13:04 | UTEP | Frank Willison makes the wide open floater from the left side on a great pass from Blake Cline out of a doubleteam | 39-39 |
| 12:47 | Southern Mississippi | Blake Cline takes the ball from Eric Kepley | 39-39 |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Norman Shover lays it up and in on a great pass from Blake Cline and he's hacked by Eric Kepley - foul #3 on Eric Kepley, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston (PG), Warren Cross (SG), Dingbang Kung (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Noah Richie (C) James Belin, Stephen Boyle, Jason Grant, Eric Kepley, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (PG), Damon Drucker (SG), Russell Houghton (SF), Michael Minard (PF) Kenneth Rushton, Blake Cline, Phillip Hills, Frank Willison | |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Norman Shover misses the free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:26 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 12:13 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 12:11 | UTEP | Russell Houghton snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 12:00 | UTEP | Norman Shover misses badly on a jumper from close range | 39-41 |
| 11:59 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 11:56 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston is hacked by Michael Minard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Minard, team foul #6 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Elmer Harris (C) Norman Shover | |
| 11:51 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie is fouled on the floor by Russell Houghton - foul #2 on Russell Houghton, team foul #7 | 39-41 |
| 11:51 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 11:51 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 11:51 | UTEP | Michael Minard grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nelson Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Noah Richie (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Viator (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damon Drucker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Houghton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Minard (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Elmer Harris (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | UTEP | James Viator misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Daniel Clark | 40-41 |
| 11:31 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung buries a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Russell Houghton - foul #3 on Russell Houghton, team foul #8 | 42-41 |
| 11:31 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 11:10 | UTEP | Damon Drucker hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 10:57 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 10:56 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Elmer Harris | 43-44 |
| 10:46 | UTEP | Michael Minard slams it home on a nice dish by Russell Houghton | 43-46 |
| 10:34 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-46 |
| 10:33 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 10:26 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Houghton steps in front of the Nelson Johnston pass | 43-46 |
| 10:10 | UTEP | Elmer Harris misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Nelson Johnston - foul #3 on Nelson Johnston, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (PG), Stephen Boyle (SG), Eric Kepley (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Nelson Johnston, Warren Cross, Daniel Clark, Noah Richie | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton (PG), Blake Cline (SG), Sidney Rickman (SF), James Smith (C) James Viator, Damon Drucker, Russell Houghton, Michael Minard | |
| 10:10 | UTEP | Elmer Harris makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:10 | UTEP | Elmer Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:53 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sidney Rickman - foul #3 on Sidney Rickman, team foul #9 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Grant (SG) Stephen Boyle | |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Willison (PF) Elmer Harris | |
| 09:53 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:53 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | Blake Cline splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Frank Willison | 45-51 |
| 09:15 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by James Belin and he's fouled by Sidney Rickman - foul #4 on Sidney Rickman, team foul #10 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (SG) Dingbang Kung | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Hills (SF) Sidney Rickman | |
| 09:15 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley misses the free throw | 47-51 |
| 09:15 | UTEP | Frank Willison snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 09:01 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 08:59 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Grant pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 08:55 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eric Kepley | 50-51 |
| 08:30 | UTEP | Blake Cline misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 08:29 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Grant gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Rushton is called for the reach on James Belin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Rushton, team foul #11 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Noah Richie (C) Jason Grant, Eric Kepley, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (SG), Michael Minard (PF), Norman Shover (C) Blake Cline, Frank Willison, James Smith | |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:14 | UTEP | The pull-up jumper by Damon Drucker is blocked by Daniel Clark | 51-51 |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Noah Richie | 51-51 |
| 07:54 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-51 |
| 07:52 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses the tip | 51-51 |
| 07:51 | UTEP | Michael Minard grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - James Belin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Boyle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Dingbang Kung (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Noah Richie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Rushton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Damon Drucker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Hills (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Minard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Norman Shover (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston (PG) James Belin | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (PG), Russell Houghton (SF) Kenneth Rushton, Phillip Hills | |
| 07:23 | Southern Mississippi | Damon Drucker steals the ball from Noah Richie | 51-51 |
| 07:07 | UTEP | James Viator hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 07:06 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nelson Johnston | 51-51 |
| 07:00 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-51 |
| 06:58 | UTEP | Damon Drucker gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:42 | UTEP | Russell Houghton hits a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Nelson Johnston - foul #4 on Nelson Johnston, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cross (SG), Jason Grant (SF), Eric Kepley (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Stephen Boyle, Dingbang Kung, Daniel Clark, Noah Richie | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sidney Rickman (SG), Elmer Harris (C) Damon Drucker, Norman Shover | |
| 06:42 | UTEP | Russell Houghton makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:22 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston comes up short on the floater from the right side | 51-54 |
| 06:20 | UTEP | Michael Minard snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 06:12 | UTEP | Michael Minard clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 06:10 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 06:04 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 06:02 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore tips it in | 53-54 |
| 05:49 | UTEP | Michael Minard is fouled on the floor by Jason Grant - foul #1 on Jason Grant, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (SG) Jason Grant | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton (PG), Blake Cline (SG), Frank Willison (PF), Norman Shover (C) James Viator, Russell Houghton, Michael Minard, Elmer Harris | |
| 05:34 | UTEP | Blake Cline misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 05:32 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cross gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 05:19 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Warren Cross | 56-54 |
| 04:55 | UTEP | Frank Willison connects on the shot from the right block | 56-56 |
| 04:46 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston is fouled on the floor by Blake Cline - foul #3 on Blake Cline, team foul #12 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), Noah Richie (C) Warren Cross, Eric Kepley, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (SG), Phillip Hills (SF), James Smith (C) Blake Cline, Sidney Rickman, Norman Shover | |
| 04:46 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:46 | Southern Mississippi | Nelson Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:31 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton is hacked by Nelson Johnston - foul #5 on Nelson Johnston, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (PG), Jason Grant (SF) Nelson Johnston, Dingbang Kung | |
| Subs | UTEP | Elmer Harris (PF) Frank Willison | |
| 04:31 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:31 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:22 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-58 |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-58 |
| 03:58 | UTEP | Elmer Harris tips it but misses | 58-58 |
| 03:57 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 03:48 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Grant is hacked by Elmer Harris - foul #3 on Elmer Harris, team foul #13 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Warren Cross (SG) Stephen Boyle | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (PG), Russell Houghton (SF), Michael Minard (PF) Kenneth Rushton, Phillip Hills, James Smith | |
| 03:48 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Grant makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:48 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - James Belin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Cross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Noah Richie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Viator (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damon Drucker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Houghton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Minard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. C - Elmer Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | UTEP | Elmer Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SF), Eric Kepley (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Jason Grant, Daniel Clark, Noah Richie | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton (PG), Norman Shover (C) Damon Drucker, Elmer Harris | |
| 03:23 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin is hacked by Kenneth Rushton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Rushton, team foul #14 | 60-58 |
| 03:23 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 03:23 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:09 | UTEP | James Viator drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Minard | 62-61 |
| 03:07 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin is hacked by Kenneth Rushton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Rushton, team foul #15 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Willison (PF) Michael Minard | |
| 03:07 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:07 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 02:44 | UTEP | Norman Shover clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 02:42 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:26 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore misses short on a shot from the left side | 64-61 |
| 02:25 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung hits the follow up shot | 66-61 |
| 02:09 | UTEP | Russell Houghton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (SG), Daniel Clark (PF), Noah Richie (C) Warren Cross, Eric Kepley, Floyd Moore | |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (PG), Blake Cline (SG), Sidney Rickman (SF), Michael Minard (PF), James Smith (C) Kenneth Rushton, James Viator, Russell Houghton, Frank Willison, Norman Shover | |
| 01:52 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung clanks a jumper from the left block | 66-61 |
| 01:50 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle tips it in | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:25 | UTEP | Blake Cline misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 01:24 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| 01:15 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung knocks in the 3 from straight away | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:02 | UTEP | Blake Cline hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Minard is called for the reach on James Belin - foul #3 on Michael Minard, team foul #16 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Daniel Clark, Noah Richie | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton (PG), Russell Houghton (SF), Norman Shover (C) Damon Drucker, Sidney Rickman, James Smith | |
| 00:57 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:57 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Minard | 73-67 |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung is fouled in the backcourt by Blake Cline - foul #4 on Blake Cline, team foul #17 | 73-67 |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Michael Minard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 74-67 |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle snags the defensive board | 74-67 |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Blake Cline is called for the reach on Stephen Boyle in the backcourt - foul #5 on Blake Cline, team foul #18 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (SG) Blake Cline | |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Eric Kepley is called for the reach on Russell Houghton - foul #4 on Eric Kepley, team foul #8 | 76-67 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Russell Houghton makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Russell Houghton misses the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley snags the defensive board | 76-68 |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | James Viator is called for the reach on Eric Kepley in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Viator, team foul #19 | 76-68 |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley misses the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Russell Houghton | 77-71 |
| 00:25 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Rushton - foul #5 on Kenneth Rushton, team foul #20 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (SG) Kenneth Rushton | |
| 00:25 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:25 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | James Viator clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 79-71 |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung grabs the board | 79-71 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Damon Drucker is called for the reach on Dingbang Kung in the backcourt - foul #2 on Damon Drucker, team foul #21 | 79-71 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Norman Shover grabs the defensive rebound | 80-71 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | James Viator clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-71 |
| 00:06 | UTEP | Norman Shover gets the offensive rebound | 80-71 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | James Viator misses the 3 from straight away | 80-71 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Eric Kepley | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Kepley runs out the clock | 80-71 |