| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Edmondson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norbert Richard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Zolinas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Marshall Thatcher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Cavitt (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Timothy Weston (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nathaniel Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Donald Curry (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston inbounds the ball | 43-45 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Edmondson is called for the reach on Ralph Pascua - foul #1 on Richard Edmondson, team foul #1 | 43-45 |
| 19:34 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston is open and lays it up and in set up by Nathaniel Mitchell | 43-47 |
| 19:17 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas's floater is tipped away by Donald Curry | 43-47 |
| 19:16 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Donald Curry | 43-47 |
| 19:12 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston is fouled in the backcourt by Norbert Richard - foul #3 on Norbert Richard, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mark Rorie (SF) Norbert Richard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Ray Rosenberg (SF), Jerry Reny (C) Ralph Pascua, Timothy Weston, Donald Curry | |
| 18:53 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson's pass is intercepted by Mark Rorie | 43-47 |
| 18:49 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Rorie | 45-47 |
| 18:45 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathon Carroll - foul #3 on Jonathon Carroll, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Donald Krueger (SG), James Burnett (C) Richard Edmondson, Jonathon Carroll, Marshall Thatcher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Harbaugh (SG), Richard Wilson (C) Larry Cavitt, Nathaniel Mitchell | |
| 18:29 | Southern Mississippi | James Harbaugh misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 18:28 | UTEP | James Burnett gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 18:09 | UTEP | Donald Krueger misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 18:08 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 18:06 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Inge - foul #1 on Willie Inge, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Curtis Tanner (SF) Donald Krueger, Mark Rorie | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Timothy Weston (SF), Sean Porter (PF) David Jackson, Ray Rosenberg, Jerry Reny | |
| 17:58 | Southern Mississippi | Sean Porter is fouled on the floor by Willie Inge - foul #2 on Willie Inge, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher (C) James Burnett | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry (C) Richard Wilson | |
| 17:39 | Southern Mississippi | Sean Porter is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Pascua | 45-50 |
| 17:25 | UTEP | Willie Inge is hacked by James Harbaugh - foul #1 on James Harbaugh, team foul #1 | 45-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (SG), Mark Rorie (SF) Willie Inge, Curtis Tanner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (SG), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF) James Harbaugh, Timothy Weston | |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Mark Rorie knocks in the floater from the right block and he's fouled by Sean Porter - foul #1 on Sean Porter, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston (SF) Sean Porter | |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Mark Rorie misses the free throw | 47-50 |
| 17:11 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 16:51 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 16:50 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua hits the follow up shot | 47-52 |
| 16:33 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Marshall Thatcher | 50-52 |
| 16:16 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua is alone and drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Larry Cavitt | 50-54 |
| 16:10 | UTEP | Larry Cavitt takes the ball from Donald Krueger in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| 16:09 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua banks in the layup set up by Larry Cavitt | 50-56 |
| 15:50 | UTEP | Donald Curry steps in front of the Donald Krueger pass | 50-56 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Edmondson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Krueger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Rorie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Zolinas (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Marshall Thatcher (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Cavitt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Weston (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nathaniel Mitchell (tiring) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Donald Curry (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua's pass is intercepted by Marshall Thatcher | 50-56 |
| 15:04 | UTEP | Ralph Pascua is called for the reach on Richard Edmondson - foul #3 on Ralph Pascua, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Norbert Richard (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Richard Edmondson, Donald Krueger, Mark Rorie, Stephen Zolinas, Marshall Thatcher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), James Harbaugh (SG), Dennis Kahn (SF), Jerry Reny (PF), Ray Rosenberg (C) Ralph Pascua, Larry Cavitt, Timothy Weston, Nathaniel Mitchell, Donald Curry | |
| 14:44 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll drills a driving attempt from the left block | 52-56 |
| 14:42 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Inge - foul #3 on Willie Inge, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| 14:37 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 14:36 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Norbert Richard | 52-56 |
| 14:19 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Norbert Richard | 55-56 |
| 14:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg travels with the ball | 55-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (PG), James Burnett (C) Willie Inge, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (SG), Sean Porter (SF), Richard Wilson (C) James Harbaugh, Dennis Kahn, Ray Rosenberg | |
| 13:41 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Curtis Tanner | 57-56 |
| 13:22 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Jackson | 57-59 |
| 13:05 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jonathon Carroll | 60-59 |
| 13:03 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Arthur Wright (C) Curtis Tanner, James Burnett | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Dennis Kahn (SF), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF) David Jackson, Sean Porter, Richard Wilson | |
| 12:51 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 12:49 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 12:25 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua hits the finger roll set up by Nathaniel Mitchell | 60-61 |
| 12:10 | UTEP | Norbert Richard knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ralph Piccirillo | 63-61 |
| 12:01 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Larry Cavitt | 63-63 |
| 11:44 | UTEP | Norbert Richard misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-63 |
| 11:42 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Edmondson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathon Carroll (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Norbert Richard (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Wright (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (tired) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Cavitt (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Kahn (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Nathaniel Mitchell (tiring) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Jerry Reny (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 11:24 | UTEP | Norbert Richard grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 11:13 | UTEP | Norbert Richard misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-63 |
| 11:12 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 11:00 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell misses the shot from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| 10:58 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny grabs the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 10:49 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathon Carroll is called for the reach on Larry Cavitt - foul #4 on Jonathon Carroll, team foul #7 | 63-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Donald Krueger (SG), Mark Rorie (SF), Stephen Zolinas (PF), James Burnett (C) Richard Edmondson, Jonathon Carroll, Norbert Richard, Ralph Piccirillo, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Harbaugh (PG), Ray Rosenberg (SF), Sean Porter (PF), Richard Wilson (C) Ralph Pascua, Dennis Kahn, Nathaniel Mitchell, Jerry Reny | |
| 10:49 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt misses the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 10:49 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Stephen Zolinas | 63-63 |
| 10:24 | UTEP | James Burnett is whistled for traveling | 63-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (SG) Larry Cavitt | |
| 09:57 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 09:55 | UTEP | Mark Rorie gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 09:44 | UTEP | Mark Rorie misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-63 |
| 09:42 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | Sean Porter clanks a jumper from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | James Burnett grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 09:28 | UTEP | Willie Inge throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Curtis Tanner (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), Marshall Thatcher (C) Donald Krueger, Mark Rorie, Stephen Zolinas, James Burnett | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (SG), Timothy Weston (SF), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF), Donald Curry (C) James Harbaugh, Ray Rosenberg, Sean Porter, Richard Wilson | |
| 09:11 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Piccirillo steps in front of the David Jackson pass | 63-63 |
| 09:04 | UTEP | Willie Inge knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Edmondson | 66-63 |
| 09:00 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 66-63 |
| 08:39 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-63 |
| 08:38 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Donald Curry | 66-63 |
| 08:32 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (SG), Norbert Richard (SF), Arthur Wright (C) Willie Inge, Curtis Tanner, Ralph Piccirillo | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg (PF) Nathaniel Mitchell | |
| 08:16 | UTEP | Donald Krueger is fouled on the floor by Donald Curry - foul #1 on Donald Curry, team foul #4 | 66-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mark Rorie (SF) Norbert Richard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Arthur Wright drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Rorie and the foul's on David Jackson - foul #3 on David Jackson, team foul #5 | 68-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo (PF) Marshall Thatcher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), James Harbaugh (SG) David Jackson, Larry Cavitt | |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Arthur Wright makes the free throw | 69-63 |
| 07:46 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Wright is called for the reach on Donald Curry - foul #4 on Arthur Wright, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll (SG) Donald Krueger | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell (PF) Ray Rosenberg | |
| 07:46 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 07:46 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Edmondson (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Rorie (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Wright (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (tired) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Harbaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Weston (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nathaniel Mitchell (tiring) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Donald Curry (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | UTEP | Arthur Wright misses long on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 07:25 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson gets the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 07:11 | UTEP | Arthur Wright hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-65 |
| 07:09 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 07:09 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG), Stephen Zolinas (PF), James Burnett (C) Richard Edmondson, Jonathon Carroll, Ralph Piccirillo, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn (SG), Sean Porter (PF), Richard Wilson (C) Ralph Pascua, Nathaniel Mitchell, Donald Curry | |
| 07:05 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston is hacked by Mark Rorie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Rorie, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| 07:05 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 07:05 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 06:49 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas throws it down and the foul's on Sean Porter - foul #2 on Sean Porter, team foul #6 | 71-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (SG) Timothy Weston | |
| 06:49 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas makes the free throw | 72-67 |
| 06:35 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Wilson makes the shot near the basket and he's fouled by Curtis Tanner - foul #1 on Curtis Tanner, team foul #10 | 72-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Norbert Richard (SF) Mark Rorie | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG) James Harbaugh | |
| 06:35 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Wilson misses the free throw | 72-69 |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas pulls down the rebound | 72-69 |
| 06:33 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Tanner, team foul #11 | 72-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll (SG), Marshall Thatcher (C) Curtis Tanner, Stephen Zolinas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 06:16 | Southern Mississippi | Sean Porter makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Cavitt | 72-71 |
| 06:13 | UTEP | Larry Cavitt picks off the pass by Norbert Richard in the backcourt | 72-71 |
| 06:10 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt hits the finger roll | 72-73 |
| 05:47 | UTEP | David Jackson steps in front of the James Burnett pass | 72-73 |
| 05:43 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Jackson | 72-75 |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Larry Cavitt steps in front of the Norbert Richard pass | 72-75 |
| 05:10 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson lays it in set up by Larry Cavitt | 72-77 |
| 05:08 | UTEP | Donald Krueger is hacked by Dennis Kahn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Kahn, team foul #7 | 72-77 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (SG), Mark Rorie (SF), Stephen Zolinas (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Jonathon Carroll, Norbert Richard, James Burnett, Marshall Thatcher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), James Harbaugh (SG), Timothy Weston (SF), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF), Jerry Reny (C) David Jackson, Larry Cavitt, Dennis Kahn, Sean Porter, Richard Wilson | |
| 05:08 | UTEP | Donald Krueger makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 05:08 | UTEP | Donald Krueger makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 04:51 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua clanks a shot from the left wing | 74-77 |
| 04:50 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas grabs the board | 74-77 |
| 04:35 | UTEP | Arthur Wright scores on a floater from the right side set up by Donald Krueger | 76-77 |
| 04:19 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston is fouled on the floor by Mark Rorie - foul #2 on Mark Rorie, team foul #12 | 76-77 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), Marshall Thatcher (C) Donald Krueger, Willie Inge, Stephen Zolinas, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (SG), Ray Rosenberg (PF) James Harbaugh, Nathaniel Mitchell | |
| 04:19 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston misses the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 04:19 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston makes the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 04:01 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner misses the wide open 3 from the left corner | 76-78 |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson gets the offensive rebound | 76-78 |
| 03:46 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Timothy Weston - foul #1 on Timothy Weston, team foul #8 | 76-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll (SG) Mark Rorie | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Donald Curry (C) Ralph Pascua, Jerry Reny | |
| 03:46 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 03:46 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo makes the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 03:44 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt travels in the backcourt | 77-78 |
| 03:22 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 77-78 |
| 03:20 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston grabs the defensive rebound | 77-78 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Edmondson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathon Carroll (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Curtis Tanner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Marshall Thatcher (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Jackson (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Cavitt (tired) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Timothy Weston (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ray Rosenberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Curry (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston blows the wide open layup | 77-78 |
| 03:14 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson pulls down the rebound | 77-78 |
| 02:57 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson misses short on an open jump hook near the basket | 77-78 |
| 02:56 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher hits the follow up shot | 79-78 |
| 02:56 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (SG), Mark Rorie (SF), Stephen Zolinas (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Jonathon Carroll, Curtis Tanner, Ralph Piccirillo, Marshall Thatcher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Harbaugh (PG), Dennis Kahn (SF), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF), Jerry Reny (C) David Jackson, Timothy Weston, Ray Rosenberg, Donald Curry | |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | James Harbaugh buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Cavitt | 79-80 |
| 02:22 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 79-80 |
| 02:21 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt grabs the defensive rebound | 79-80 |
| 01:54 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Zolinas takes the ball from James Harbaugh | 79-80 |
| 01:54 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-80 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll (SG), Norbert Richard (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF) Willie Inge, Mark Rorie, Stephen Zolinas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Timothy Weston (SF), Donald Curry (C) James Harbaugh, Dennis Kahn, Jerry Reny | |
| 01:36 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll makes the floater from the right side set up by Norbert Richard | 81-80 |
| 01:25 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Jonathon Carroll - foul #5 on Jonathon Carroll, team foul #13 | 81-80 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (SG) Jonathon Carroll | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 01:25 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua makes the 1st free throw | 81-81 |
| 01:25 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua makes the 2nd free throw | 81-82 |
| 01:10 | UTEP | Willie Inge is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Edmondson | 83-82 |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell lays it in and he's fouled by Ralph Piccirillo - foul #4 on Ralph Piccirillo, team foul #14 | 83-84 |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 83-84 |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell makes the free throw | 83-85 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Timothy Weston is called for the reach on Norbert Richard - foul #2 on Timothy Weston, team foul #9 | 83-85 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Norbert Richard makes the 1st free throw | 84-85 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Norbert Richard misses the 2nd free throw | 84-85 |
| 00:35 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 84-85 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry is hacked by Richard Edmondson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Edmondson, team foul #15 | 84-85 |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry makes the 1st free throw | 84-86 |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry misses the 2nd free throw | 84-86 |
| 00:34 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo snags the defensive board | 84-86 |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Donald Curry steals the ball from Ralph Piccirillo in the backcourt | 84-86 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Edmondson is called for the reach on Ralph Pascua - foul #3 on Richard Edmondson, team foul #16 | 84-86 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua makes the 1st free throw | 84-87 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua makes the 2nd free throw | 84-88 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:23 | UTEP | Norbert Richard is hacked by Timothy Weston in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Weston, team foul #10 | 84-88 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 84-88 |
| 00:23 | UTEP | Norbert Richard makes the 1st free throw | 85-88 |
| 00:23 | UTEP | Norbert Richard misses the 2nd free throw | 85-88 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt gets the rebound | 85-88 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Inge - foul #4 on Willie Inge, team foul #17 | 85-88 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Dennis Kahn (SF) Ralph Pascua, Timothy Weston | |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 1st free throw | 85-89 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt misses the 2nd free throw | 85-89 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-89 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry is hacked by Arthur Wright - foul #5 on Arthur Wright, team foul #18 | 85-89 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher (C) Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry misses the 1st free throw | 85-89 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 85-90 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Norbert Richard is hacked by Dennis Kahn - foul #5 on Dennis Kahn, team foul #11 | 85-90 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Timothy Weston (SF) David Jackson, Dennis Kahn | |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Norbert Richard makes the 1st free throw | 86-90 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | Norbert Richard makes the 2nd free throw | 87-90 |
| 00:11 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Inge is called for the reach on Larry Cavitt in the backcourt - foul #5 on Willie Inge, team foul #19 | 87-90 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (SG) Willie Inge | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG) Ralph Pascua | |
| 00:11 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 1st free throw | 87-91 |
| 00:11 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 87-92 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson is fouled on the floor by David Jackson - foul #4 on David Jackson, team foul #12 | 87-92 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG) David Jackson | |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson makes the 1st free throw | 88-92 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson misses the 2nd free throw | 88-92 |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt grabs the board | 88-92 |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Edmondson - foul #4 on Richard Edmondson, team foul #20 | 88-92 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG) Ralph Pascua | |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 1st free throw | 88-93 |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 88-94 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 88-94 |