| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gene Jansen (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Sample (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marion Gassaway (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Duane Raiford (fresh) PF - Fred Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Musgrove (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Duane Raiford inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Fred Campbell buries a shot from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 19:25 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Freddie Gibson (C) Tomas Hall, Gene Jansen, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 19:15 | UTEP | The jumper by Richard Simmons is denied by Ronnie Eldridge | 37-37 |
| 19:13 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 19:07 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy loses the dribble to Fred Campbell | 37-37 |
| 18:55 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Eldridge - foul #1 on Ronnie Eldridge, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Nenad Zenz (C) Marlon Coy, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (SF) Duane Raiford | |
| 18:41 | UTEP | James Musgrove clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 18:39 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:36 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is hacked by Peter Giroux in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Giroux, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Sample (PF) Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Hugh Brown (PG), Perry Harris (SF), David Edgerly (C) Richard Simmons, Marion Gassaway, James Musgrove | |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Perry Harris - foul #2 on Perry Harris, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF) Tomas Hall, Ronnie Eldridge, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Foster (C) Fred Campbell | |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:19 | UTEP | David Edgerly gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:59 | UTEP | Perry Harris misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 17:57 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Brown - foul #3 on Hugh Brown, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Terry Schaller (SG), Michael Sample (PF) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG) Hugh Brown | |
| 17:41 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 17:40 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:35 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Terry Schaller | 40-37 |
| 17:29 | UTEP | Richard Simmons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 17:28 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jared Lewis | 40-37 |
| 17:05 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 40-37 |
| 17:03 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Michael Sample is denied by Lee Foster | 40-37 |
| 16:46 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Lee Foster | 40-37 |
| 16:32 | UTEP | Lee Foster buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-39 |
| 16:27 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall is hacked by Lee Foster - foul #3 on Lee Foster, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Freddie Gibson (C) Tomas Hall, Terry Schaller, Jared Lewis, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), Fred Campbell (PF), James Musgrove (C) Peter Giroux, Perry Harris, David Edgerly, Lee Foster | |
| 16:20 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 16:07 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-41 |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Sample | 45-41 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gene Jansen (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Ronnie Eldridge (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Sample (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Freddie Gibson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marion Gassaway (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Duane Raiford (fresh) PF - Fred Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Musgrove (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:55 | UTEP | Duane Raiford's pass is intercepted by Freddie Gibson | 45-41 |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 15:35 | East Carolina | Michael Sample pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 15:23 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge loses the dribble to Duane Raiford | 45-41 |
| 15:19 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway misses the lay-in | 45-41 |
| 15:17 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Freddie Gibson | 45-41 |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-41 |
| 15:11 | UTEP | Duane Raiford grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 15:00 | UTEP | Freddie Gibson swats the layup by Marion Gassaway | 45-41 |
| 14:59 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 14:55 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Jared Lewis (SF), Byron Harris (C) Ronnie Eldridge, Marlon Coy, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Hugh Brown (SF), James Camp (C) Richard Simmons, Duane Raiford, James Musgrove | |
| 14:42 | UTEP | James Camp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 14:41 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 14:36 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Tomas Hall | 48-41 |
| 14:20 | UTEP | Hugh Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF), Nenad Zenz (C) Tomas Hall, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Edgerly (PF) Fred Campbell | |
| 14:02 | East Carolina | Byron Harris misses the wide open runner from the right block | 48-41 |
| 14:00 | UTEP | David Edgerly pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 13:48 | UTEP | James Camp clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 48-41 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 13:43 | East Carolina | Hugh Brown is called for the reach on Gene Jansen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Hugh Brown, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Freddie Gibson (PF) Gene Jansen, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | UTEP | Duane Raiford (SF), James Musgrove (C) Hugh Brown, James Camp | |
| 13:29 | East Carolina | Byron Harris slams it home | 50-41 |
| 13:14 | UTEP | Cody Bowman clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-41 |
| 13:12 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 13:09 | East Carolina | Marion Gassaway is called for the reach on Marlon Coy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marion Gassaway, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG), Nenad Zenz (C) Marlon Coy, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (SG), Fred Campbell (PF) Marion Gassaway, David Edgerly | |
| 12:57 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Nenad Zenz | 53-41 |
| 12:48 | UTEP | Peter Giroux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Sample (PF) Tomas Hall, Gene Jansen, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry Harris (SF), James Camp (C) Duane Raiford, James Musgrove | |
| 12:34 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is alone and drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Ronnie Eldridge | 55-41 |
| 12:22 | UTEP | Fred Campbell scores on a driving attempt from close range | 55-43 |
| 12:00 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronnie Eldridge | 57-43 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Ronnie Eldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marlon Coy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Sample (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Byron Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Cody Bowman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Giroux (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Perry Harris (fairly fresh) PF - Fred Campbell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - James Camp (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:36 | UTEP | Peter Giroux misses the 3 from the right wing | 57-43 |
| 11:34 | UTEP | Fred Campbell tips it back up and in | 57-45 |
| 11:29 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge misses short on a shot from the right side | 57-45 |
| 11:28 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jared Lewis | 57-45 |
| 11:23 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 11:22 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Camp | 57-45 |
| 11:02 | UTEP | James Camp clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Ronnie Eldridge - foul #2 on Ronnie Eldridge, team foul #2 | 57-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Gene Jansen (SG), Nenad Zenz (C) Ronnie Eldridge, Marlon Coy, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), David Edgerly (PF), James Musgrove (C) Cody Bowman, Peter Giroux, Perry Harris, Fred Campbell | |
| 11:02 | UTEP | James Camp misses the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 11:02 | UTEP | James Camp makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 11:00 | East Carolina | Byron Harris loses the dribble to David Edgerly in the backcourt | 57-46 |
| 10:47 | UTEP | James Musgrove comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 10:46 | UTEP | David Edgerly snags the offensive board | 57-46 |
| 10:30 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-46 |
| 10:29 | UTEP | James Camp gets the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 10:07 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway clanks a shot from the free throw line | 57-46 |
| 10:06 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 10:00 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Tomas Hall | 59-46 |
| 09:46 | UTEP | James Camp misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-46 |
| 09:44 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 09:39 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 09:38 | East Carolina | Byron Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 09:21 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 59-46 |
| 09:19 | UTEP | James Musgrove pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| 08:56 | UTEP | James Camp is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Camp, team foul #7 | 59-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Peter Giroux (SF), Fred Campbell (PF), Lee Foster (C) James Camp, Duane Raiford, David Edgerly, James Musgrove | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:42 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Byron Harris | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:14 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Lee Foster and the foul's on Tomas Hall - foul #1 on Tomas Hall, team foul #3 | 61-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (SG) Terry Schaller | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 08:14 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway makes the free throw | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:02 | East Carolina | Fred Campbell steps in front of the Tomas Hall pass | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tomas Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gene Jansen (tiring) 25 pts. SF - Marlon Coy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Freddie Gibson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Byron Harris (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marion Gassaway (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Peter Giroux (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Campbell (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Lee Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:47 | UTEP | Fred Campbell comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-49 |
| 07:46 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Tomas Hall | 61-49 |
| 07:39 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Gene Jansen, team foul #4 | 61-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG) Tomas Hall | |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Hugh Brown (SG), Perry Harris (SF), James Musgrove (C) Richard Simmons, Marion Gassaway, Peter Giroux, Lee Foster | |
| 07:18 | UTEP | Hugh Brown comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-49 |
| 07:16 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Marlon Coy | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Fred Campbell - foul #2 on Fred Campbell, team foul #8 | 61-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Michael Sample (PF) Jared Lewis, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:59 | UTEP | James Musgrove's pass is intercepted by Tomas Hall | 63-49 |
| 06:36 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Cody Bowman - foul #4 on Cody Bowman, team foul #9 | 63-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Freddie Gibson (PF) Tomas Hall, Gene Jansen, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (SG), David Edgerly (PF) Perry Harris, Fred Campbell | |
| 06:36 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 06:36 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 06:17 | UTEP | James Musgrove buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Hugh Brown | 65-52 |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 05:49 | UTEP | James Musgrove snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| 05:36 | UTEP | James Musgrove hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Hugh Brown | 65-54 |
| 05:31 | East Carolina | James Musgrove takes the ball from Ronnie Eldridge | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:04 | UTEP | Hugh Brown comes up short on the runner near the basket | 65-54 |
| 05:02 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by David Edgerly - foul #3 on David Edgerly, team foul #10 | 65-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Gene Jansen (SG), Nenad Zenz (C) Ronnie Eldridge, Marlon Coy, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), Fred Campbell (PF), Lee Foster (C) Richard Simmons, Hugh Brown, David Edgerly, James Musgrove | |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:34 | UTEP | Duane Raiford drills a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Tomas Hall - foul #2 on Tomas Hall, team foul #5 | 67-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Sample (PF) Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 04:34 | UTEP | Duane Raiford makes the free throw | 67-57 |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jared Lewis and he's hacked by Fred Campbell - foul #3 on Fred Campbell, team foul #11 | 69-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF), Nenad Zenz (C) Jared Lewis, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (SG), Perry Harris (SF), James Musgrove (C) Peter Giroux, Duane Raiford, Lee Foster | |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the free throw | 70-57 |
| 03:48 | UTEP | James Musgrove is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Musgrove, team foul #12 | 70-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SF), Michael Sample (PF) Marlon Coy, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG) Cody Bowman | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tomas Hall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gene Jansen (tiring) 27 pts. SF - Jared Lewis (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Sample (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Byron Harris (very tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marion Gassaway (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Perry Harris (fresh) PF - Fred Campbell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Musgrove (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:36 | East Carolina | Michael Sample connects on the shot from the free throw line | 72-57 |
| 03:20 | UTEP | Perry Harris hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Marion Gassaway | 72-60 |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | James Musgrove swats the layup by Jared Lewis | 72-60 |
| 02:49 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Musgrove | 72-60 |
| 02:45 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Perry Harris and he's hacked by Jared Lewis - foul #2 on Jared Lewis, team foul #6 | 72-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Nenad Zenz (C) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Duane Raiford (SF), David Edgerly (PF), James Camp (C) Richard Simmons, Perry Harris, Fred Campbell, James Musgrove | |
| 02:45 | UTEP | Marion Gassaway misses the free throw | 72-62 |
| 02:45 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | James Camp is called for the reach on Tomas Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Camp, team foul #13 | 72-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (SG) Marion Gassaway | |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 02:42 | UTEP | James Camp snags the defensive board | 73-62 |
| 02:15 | UTEP | Duane Raiford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Gene Jansen (SG), Michael Sample (PF) Tomas Hall, Terry Schaller, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by James Camp - foul #3 on James Camp, team foul #14 | 73-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Byron Harris (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Hugh Brown (SF), Lee Foster (C) Cody Bowman, Duane Raiford, James Camp | |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz misses the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 01:48 | UTEP | David Edgerly hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Hugh Brown | 74-64 |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz is fouled on the floor by Hugh Brown - foul #5 on Hugh Brown, team foul #15 | 74-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Perry Harris (SF) Hugh Brown | |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 01:16 | UTEP | Richard Simmons makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Perry Harris | 76-67 |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronnie Eldridge | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | UTEP | Perry Harris buries a jump hook in the lane | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is hacked by Richard Simmons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Simmons, team foul #16 | 78-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Marlon Coy (SF) Ronnie Eldridge, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Cody Bowman (PG), Marion Gassaway (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), Fred Campbell (PF), James Musgrove (C) Richard Simmons, Peter Giroux, Perry Harris, David Edgerly, Lee Foster | |
| 00:49 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:49 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Duane Raiford buries a floater from the free throw line | 80-71 |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Marion Gassaway is called for the reach on Jared Lewis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marion Gassaway, team foul #17 | 80-71 |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:37 | UTEP | Duane Raiford misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 82-71 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Fred Campbell tips it in | 82-73 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz is hacked by Cody Bowman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cody Bowman, team foul #18 | 82-73 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG) Cody Bowman | |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Fred Campbell comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Byron Harris - foul #4 on Byron Harris, team foul #7 | 84-73 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Freddie Gibson (PF) Tomas Hall, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (SG), Perry Harris (SF), David Edgerly (C) Marion Gassaway, Duane Raiford, James Musgrove | |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Fred Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Fred Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Simmons - foul #4 on Richard Simmons, team foul #19 | 84-75 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (PG), Nenad Zenz (C) Ronnie Eldridge, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marion Gassaway (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), James Musgrove (C) Peter Giroux, Perry Harris, David Edgerly | |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy makes the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy makes the 2nd free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | James Musgrove misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 86-75 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz snags the defensive board | 86-75 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall runs out the clock | 86-75 |