| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Noah Ott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Parkman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Franks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Heidel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Ray Smith inbounds the ball | 18-43 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | UTEP | James Parkman swats the short shot by Charles Franks | 18-43 |
| 19:43 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis gets the rebound | 18-43 |
| 19:26 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-43 |
| 19:24 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis hits the follow up shot | 20-43 |
| 18:59 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Charles Franks | 20-45 |
| 18:42 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil is called for a charge - foul #2 on Floyd McNeil, team foul #1 | 20-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan (C) James Parkman | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 18:24 | UTEP | David Heidel hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Floyd McNeil - foul #3 on Floyd McNeil, team foul #2 | 20-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (SG), Leroy Tschida (SF), Michael Heredia (C) Noah Ott, Floyd McNeil, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 18:24 | UTEP | David Heidel makes the 1st free throw | 20-46 |
| 18:24 | UTEP | David Heidel makes the 2nd free throw | 20-47 |
| 18:09 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-47 |
| 17:51 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon is fouled on the floor by Ralph Zaharis - foul #2 on Ralph Zaharis, team foul #3 | 22-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely (SF) Ralph Zaharis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Gerber (SF), Eric Williams (C) Ray Smith, David Heidel | |
| 17:32 | UTEP | Eric Williams loses the dribble to Roger Peterson | 22-47 |
| 17:25 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eric Williams - foul #1 on Eric Williams, team foul #1 | 22-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG) Thomas Kiely | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:25 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia makes the 1st free throw | 23-47 |
| 17:25 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia makes the 2nd free throw | 24-47 |
| 17:05 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-47 |
| 17:04 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia snags the defensive board | 24-47 |
| 17:02 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida's pass is intercepted by Charles Franks in the backcourt | 24-47 |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Charles Franks blows the layup | 24-47 |
| 16:58 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-47 |
| 16:37 | UTEP | Eric Williams is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Charles Franks | 24-49 |
| 16:15 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Blackmon steals it from Roger Peterson | 24-49 |
| 15:51 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 24-49 |
| 15:50 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson grabs the board | 24-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leroy Tschida (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Noah Ott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roger Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Heredia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Tiernan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Franks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SF - Douglas Gerber (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-49 |
| 15:44 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson tips it in | 26-49 |
| 15:19 | UTEP | Charles Franks is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelal | 26-51 |
| 15:01 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leroy Tschida | 29-51 |
| 14:37 | UTEP | Eric Williams clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-51 |
| 14:36 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon gets the offensive rebound | 29-51 |
| 14:25 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-54 |
| 14:06 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Franks steals it from Michael Heredia | 29-54 |
| 13:47 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-54 |
| 13:46 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan snags the defensive board | 29-54 |
| 13:31 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott scores on a 3 from the left corner | 32-54 |
| 13:13 | UTEP | Eric Williams comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Nicholas Tiernan - foul #1 on Nicholas Tiernan, team foul #4 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Kenneth Longley (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Andre Brown (PF), James Parkman (C) Leroy Tschida, Noah Ott, Roger Peterson, Michael Heredia, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Ralph Sabella (SG), Ray Smith (SF), David Heidel (PF) Charles Franks, Dikembe Abdelal, Douglas Gerber, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| 13:13 | UTEP | Eric Williams misses the 1st free throw | 32-54 |
| 13:13 | UTEP | Eric Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 32-54 |
| 13:13 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman grabs the board | 32-54 |
| 13:08 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-54 |
| 12:44 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eric Williams | 35-56 |
| 12:36 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-56 |
| 12:35 | UTEP | Ray Smith grabs the board | 35-56 |
| 12:06 | UTEP | James Parkman denies the turnaround by Ray Smith | 35-56 |
| 12:04 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman grabs the board | 35-56 |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Longley and he's fouled by Ralph Sabella - foul #1 on Ralph Sabella, team foul #2 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer (C) James Parkman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (PG), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Ralph Sabella, Eric Williams | |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown makes the free throw | 38-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Coyer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Franks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rene Costa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Heidel (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Franks | 38-59 |
| 11:18 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Andre Brown is blocked by Jonathan Blackmon | 38-59 |
| 11:16 | UTEP | Rene Costa grabs the board | 38-59 |
| 11:10 | UTEP | Rene Costa loses the dribble to Andre Brown | 38-59 |
| 11:02 | Southern Mississippi | David Heidel denies the turnaround by Kenneth Longley | 38-59 |
| 11:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis tips it home | 40-59 |
| 10:58 | UTEP | Charles Franks's pass is intercepted by Ralph Zaharis in the backcourt | 40-59 |
| 10:56 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis blows the layup | 40-59 |
| 10:54 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon snags the defensive board | 40-59 |
| 10:42 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses the turnaround from the right block | 40-59 |
| 10:40 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown snags the defensive board | 40-59 |
| 10:22 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer loses the ball out of bounds | 40-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG), Thomas Kiely (SF), James Parkman (C) Kenneth Longley, Floyd McNeil, James Coyer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Douglas Gerber (SF) Charles Franks, Rene Costa, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| 10:01 | UTEP | David Heidel clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ralph Zaharis - foul #3 on Ralph Zaharis, team foul #5 | 40-59 |
| 10:01 | UTEP | David Heidel misses the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 10:01 | UTEP | David Heidel makes the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| 09:52 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-60 |
| 09:50 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber grabs the defensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 09:48 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Ray Smith | |
| 09:40 | Southern Mississippi | A charge is called on Andre Brown - foul #1 on Andre Brown, team foul #6 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (PG) Ralph Sabella | |
| 09:21 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelal | 40-62 |
| 09:10 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 40-62 |
| 09:09 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jonathan Blackmon | 40-62 |
| 08:49 | UTEP | Charles Franks hits a wide open fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jonathan Blackmon | 40-64 |
| 08:26 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Franks steps in front of the Noah Ott pass | 40-64 |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-64 |
| 07:56 | UTEP | David Heidel can't tip it in | 40-64 |
| 07:55 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown grabs the board | 40-64 |
| 07:50 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Blackmon steals it from Ralph Zaharis | 40-64 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Zaharis (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Noah Ott (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Kiely (fairly fresh) PF - Andre Brown (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Parkman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Franks (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. SF - Douglas Gerber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - David Heidel (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:45 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-64 |
| 07:44 | UTEP | Charles Franks gets the offensive rebound | 40-64 |
| 07:31 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal knocks in the floater from close range set up by Douglas Gerber | 40-66 |
| 07:14 | Southern Mississippi | The short jumper by Noah Ott is denied by David Heidel | 40-66 |
| 07:13 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal snags the defensive board | 40-66 |
| 07:11 | UTEP | Noah Ott is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdelal in the backcourt - foul #3 on Noah Ott, team foul #7 | 40-66 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Roger Peterson (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Michael Heredia (PF), James Coyer (C) Ralph Zaharis, Noah Ott, Thomas Kiely, Andre Brown, James Parkman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Ralph Sabella (SG), Ray Smith (PF) Charles Franks, Douglas Gerber, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| 07:11 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 40-66 |
| 07:11 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer snags the defensive board | 40-66 |
| 06:58 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Floyd McNeil | 43-66 |
| 06:40 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-66 |
| 06:38 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Roger Peterson | 43-66 |
| 06:31 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-66 |
| 06:30 | UTEP | David Heidel grabs the board | 43-66 |
| 06:06 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses the fadeaway from the left block | 43-66 |
| 06:04 | UTEP | Ray Smith tips it home | 43-68 |
| 05:57 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leroy Tschida | 46-68 |
| 05:55 | UTEP | David Heidel double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Nicholas Tiernan (PF) Leroy Tschida, James Coyer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 05:48 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-68 |
| 05:46 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan tips it back up and in | 48-68 |
| 05:17 | UTEP | Kenneth Longley steals the ball from Ralph Sabella | 48-68 |
| 05:15 | Southern Mississippi | Rene Costa steps in front of the Kenneth Longley pass in the backcourt | 48-68 |
| 04:59 | UTEP | David Heidel misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-68 |
| 04:58 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-68 |
| 04:39 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Blackmon blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Tiernan | 48-68 |
| 04:38 | UTEP | Rene Costa pulls down the rebound | 48-68 |
| 04:31 | UTEP | David Heidel can't finish the layup | 48-68 |
| 04:30 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella can't tip it in | 48-68 |
| 04:28 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nicholas Tiernan | 48-68 |
| 04:14 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-68 |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Ray Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-68 |
| 03:44 | UTEP | David Heidel banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Ray Smith | 48-70 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd McNeil (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Tiernan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Heredia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Sabella (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ray Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - David Heidel (tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:27 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kenneth Longley | 51-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:15 | UTEP | Rene Costa hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 51-70 |
| 03:13 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Rene Costa | 51-70 |
| 03:03 | UTEP | David Heidel hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 51-70 |
| 03:02 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson gets the rebound | 51-70 |
| 02:58 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Roger Peterson | 54-70 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Sabella | 54-73 |
| 02:22 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Smith picks off the pass by Kenneth Longley | 54-73 |
| 02:18 | UTEP | Rene Costa dunks the ball set up by Ray Smith | 54-75 |
| 02:05 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil is hacked by Jonathan Blackmon - foul #1 on Jonathan Blackmon, team foul #3 | 54-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Thomas Kiely (SF), James Coyer (PF) Kenneth Longley, Floyd McNeil, Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Hagberg (SF), Douglas Gerber (PF), Eric Williams (C) Ray Smith, Jonathan Blackmon, David Heidel | |
| 01:50 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Roger Peterson | 56-75 |
| 01:43 | UTEP | Thomas Kiely swats the shot by Eric Williams | 56-75 |
| 01:41 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely pulls down the rebound | 56-75 |
| 01:26 | Southern Mississippi | James Hagberg is called for the reach on James Coyer - foul #1 on James Hagberg, team foul #4 | 56-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia (C) James Coyer | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:14 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-75 |
| 01:12 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Eric Williams | 56-75 |
| 01:10 | UTEP | Leroy Tschida is called for the reach on Ralph Sabella in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leroy Tschida, team foul #8 | 56-75 |
| 01:10 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella misses the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan grabs the defensive rebound | 56-75 |
| 01:02 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-75 |
| 01:01 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson snags the offensive board | 56-75 |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely connects on the shot from the left block and he's fouled by James Hagberg - foul #2 on James Hagberg, team foul #5 | 58-75 |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely makes the free throw | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rene Costa | 59-77 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Hagberg - foul #3 on James Hagberg, team foul #6 | 59-77 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely makes the 1st free throw | 60-77 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely misses the 2nd free throw | 60-77 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Douglas Gerber grabs the board | 60-77 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Rene Costa runs out the clock | 60-77 |