| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (fresh) SG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) SF - Chris Marshall (fresh) PF - James Perkins (fresh) C - William Hubbard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fresh) SG - Neil Noack (fresh) SF - Robert Scott (fresh) PF - Roy Carroll (fresh) C - Gregory Freshour (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Chris Marshall wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | UTEP | Neil Noack is called for the reach on William Hubbard - foul #1 on Neil Noack, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | UTEP | The jump hook by Chris Marshall is blocked by Roy Carroll | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | UTEP | James Perkins tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | East Carolina | Donald Partida double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | UTEP | James Timpson is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | East Carolina | Neil Noack tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from James Timpson and the foul's on Roy Carroll - foul #1 on Roy Carroll, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:28 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | Neil Noack hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Donald Partida | 5-4 |
| 18:00 | UTEP | James Timpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 17:58 | East Carolina | Donald Partida's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 17:39 | UTEP | Chris Marshall misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Scott - foul #1 on Robert Scott, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| 17:39 | UTEP | Chris Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:39 | UTEP | Chris Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:39 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 17:32 | East Carolina | Robert Scott scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Partida | 6-6 |
| 17:14 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow's floater is tipped away by Roy Carroll | 6-6 |
| 17:12 | East Carolina | Robert Scott snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 17:09 | East Carolina | Shawn Bartlow is called for the reach on Roy Carroll in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (PG), Martin Wooldridge (SF), Darrell Albano (PF), Michael Boone (C) Donald Partida, Robert Scott, Roy Carroll, Gregory Freshour | |
| 17:00 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-9 |
| 16:37 | UTEP | James Timpson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 16:11 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge hits a floater from the right wing set up by Darrell Albano | 9-11 |
| 15:51 | UTEP | James Timpson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 15:49 | East Carolina | Michael Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Bartlow (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Chris Marshall (tiring) 1 pts. PF - James Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Hubbard (tiring) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tim Vidal (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Neil Noack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Martin Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Albano (fresh) C - Michael Boone (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Neil Noack | 9-13 |
| 15:24 | UTEP | Chris Marshall misses short on a jumper from the left block | 9-13 |
| 15:23 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 15:17 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal is hacked by Shawn Bartlow - foul #2 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Brent Walls (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Frank Parker (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) James Timpson, Shawn Bartlow, Chris Marshall, James Perkins, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Joseph Mosteller (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Roy Carroll (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Tim Vidal, Neil Noack, Martin Wooldridge, Darrell Albano, Michael Boone | |
| 15:08 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll is hacked by Frank Parker - foul #1 on Frank Parker, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| 14:54 | East Carolina | Donald Partida misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 14:52 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Sammie Rhodes | 9-13 |
| 14:48 | UTEP | Charles Barry drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Ronald Gordon | 11-13 |
| 14:30 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller is wide open and dunks the ball | 11-15 |
| 14:23 | UTEP | Brent Walls misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 14:22 | UTEP | Frank Parker gets the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 14:15 | UTEP | Charles Barry can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 14:13 | East Carolina | Donald Partida pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 14:07 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll misses the lay-in | 11-15 |
| 14:05 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll tips it in | 11-17 |
| 13:46 | UTEP | Donald Partida is called for the reach on Charles Barry - foul #1 on Donald Partida, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Erik Lillibridge (SG), Chris Marshall (SF), James Perkins (PF), William Hubbard (C) Charles Barry, Brent Walls, Ronald Gordon, Frank Parker, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (PG), Tim Vidal (SG), Darrell Albano (C) Donald Partida, Roy Carroll, Gregory Freshour | |
| 13:30 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge is hacked by Robert Scott - foul #2 on Robert Scott, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Henry (PG), Michael Boone (C) Robert Scott, Joseph Mosteller | |
| 13:09 | UTEP | James Timpson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 13:07 | UTEP | Chris Marshall grabs the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 12:50 | UTEP | Chris Marshall lays it up and in and he's hacked by Martin Wooldridge - foul #1 on Martin Wooldridge, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| 12:50 | UTEP | Chris Marshall makes the free throw | 14-17 |
| 12:35 | East Carolina | Michael Boone hits a wide open floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Henry | 14-19 |
| 12:09 | UTEP | Chris Marshall loses the dribble to Martin Wooldridge | 14-19 |
| 12:01 | East Carolina | William Hubbard steps in front of the Tim Vidal pass | 14-19 |
| 11:46 | UTEP | James Timpson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-19 |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Lillibridge (fairly fresh) SF - Chris Marshall (tiring) 4 pts. PF - James Perkins (tiring) 2 pts. C - William Hubbard (tiring) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - John Henry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tim Vidal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darrell Albano (fairly fresh) C - Michael Boone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 11:36 | UTEP | William Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 11:23 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 11:22 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to James Perkins | 14-19 |
| 11:11 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge is hacked by Tim Vidal - foul #1 on Tim Vidal, team foul #7 | 14-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Frank Parker (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) James Timpson, Chris Marshall, James Perkins, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Neil Noack (SG), Joseph Mosteller (SF), Roy Carroll (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) John Henry, Tim Vidal, Martin Wooldridge, Darrell Albano, Michael Boone | |
| 11:11 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 11:11 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge misses the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 11:11 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Roy Carroll | 15-19 |
| 11:09 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller is fouled in the backcourt by Erik Lillibridge - foul #1 on Erik Lillibridge, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG) Erik Lillibridge | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:00 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller misses the lay-in | 15-19 |
| 10:58 | UTEP | Frank Parker gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 10:41 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Barry | 17-19 |
| 10:23 | East Carolina | Sammie Rhodes is called for the reach on Joseph Mosteller - foul #1 on Sammie Rhodes, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| 10:13 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 17-19 |
| 10:12 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Frank Parker | 17-19 |
| 10:08 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 17-19 |
| 10:06 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 10:02 | East Carolina | Neil Noack hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 17-19 |
| 10:01 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:46 | UTEP | Brent Walls scores on a 3 from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 09:31 | East Carolina | Donald Partida hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-19 |
| 09:30 | UTEP | Charles Barry pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 09:24 | UTEP | Donald Partida steals it from Frank Parker | 20-19 |
| 09:19 | East Carolina | Charles Barry is called for the reach on Neil Noack in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Barry, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Erik Lillibridge (SG), Chris Marshall (SF), James Perkins (PF), William Hubbard (C) Charles Barry, Brent Walls, Ronald Gordon, Frank Parker, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Henry (PG), Martin Wooldridge (SF), Darrell Albano (C) Donald Partida, Joseph Mosteller, Gregory Freshour | |
| 08:55 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll scores on a floater from the left block and the foul's on James Perkins - foul #1 on James Perkins, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (SG) Neil Noack | |
| 08:55 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll misses the free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:55 | UTEP | James Perkins gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 08:33 | UTEP | James Perkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Boone (C) Roy Carroll | |
| 08:27 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tim Vidal, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Brent Walls (SG) James Timpson, Erik Lillibridge | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Neil Noack (SG) John Henry, Tim Vidal | |
| 08:13 | UTEP | James Perkins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Perkins, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Gordon (SF), Frank Parker (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Chris Marshall, James Perkins, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roy Carroll (PF) Darrell Albano | |
| 08:03 | East Carolina | Michael Boone makes the turnaround from close range set up by Neil Noack and he's fouled by Sammie Rhodes - foul #2 on Sammie Rhodes, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Hubbard (C) Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller (PF) Roy Carroll | |
| 08:03 | East Carolina | Michael Boone makes the free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:49 | UTEP | Brent Walls scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Parker | 23-24 |
| 07:44 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge is called for traveling | 23-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour (C) Michael Boone | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Walls (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Gordon (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Parker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - William Hubbard (tiring) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Neil Noack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Mosteller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Freshour (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | UTEP | Brent Walls misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 07:24 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 07:07 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Frank Parker - foul #2 on Frank Parker, team foul #10 | 23-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Erik Lillibridge (SG), Chris Marshall (SF), James Perkins (PF) Charles Barry, Brent Walls, Ronald Gordon, Frank Parker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Henry (PG), Darrell Albano (PF) Donald Partida, Martin Wooldridge | |
| 07:07 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 07:07 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:38 | UTEP | Chris Marshall connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 25-26 |
| 06:32 | East Carolina | John Henry misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 06:30 | UTEP | Chris Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 06:13 | UTEP | James Timpson drills a 3 from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 06:00 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Neil Noack | 28-28 |
| 05:32 | UTEP | Chris Marshall can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 05:31 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Lillibridge | 28-28 |
| 05:31 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Ronald Gordon (SF) James Timpson, Chris Marshall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Martin Wooldridge (SG), Roy Carroll (PF), Michael Boone (C) John Henry, Neil Noack, Joseph Mosteller, Gregory Freshour | |
| 05:17 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon clanks a fadeaway from close range | 28-28 |
| 05:15 | East Carolina | Donald Partida gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 05:13 | East Carolina | Ronald Gordon steals it from Darrell Albano in the backcourt | 28-28 |
| 05:08 | UTEP | James Perkins can't finish the layup but the foul's on Roy Carroll - foul #2 on Roy Carroll, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG) Erik Lillibridge | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG) Roy Carroll | |
| 05:08 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 05:08 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:52 | East Carolina | Neil Noack is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Martin Wooldridge | 29-31 |
| 04:35 | UTEP | Neil Noack picks off the pass by Brent Walls | 29-31 |
| 04:31 | East Carolina | Donald Partida misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | Michael Boone snags the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 04:17 | East Carolina | Neil Noack knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Martin Wooldridge | 29-33 |
| 03:57 | UTEP | Brent Walls comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Neil Noack - foul #2 on Neil Noack, team foul #10 | 29-33 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Frank Parker (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Charles Barry, Ronald Gordon, James Perkins, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Henry (PG), Tim Vidal (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Roy Carroll (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Donald Partida, Neil Noack, Martin Wooldridge, Darrell Albano, Michael Boone | |
| 03:57 | UTEP | Brent Walls makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 03:57 | UTEP | Brent Walls misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 03:57 | UTEP | Brent Walls makes the 3rd free throw | 31-33 |
| 03:42 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Henry | 31-35 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brent Walls (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Frank Parker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - John Henry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tim Vidal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Freshour (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow is whistled for traveling | 31-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Chris Marshall (SF) Brent Walls | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller (C) Gregory Freshour | |
| 03:13 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Tim Vidal | 31-37 |
| 02:49 | UTEP | Chris Marshall buries a floater in the lane | 33-37 |
| 02:30 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Parker - foul #3 on Frank Parker, team foul #11 | 33-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Ronald Gordon (SF), James Perkins (PF) Erik Lillibridge, Chris Marshall, Frank Parker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (SG), Michael Boone (C) John Henry, Roy Carroll | |
| 02:30 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 02:30 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Boone - foul #1 on Michael Boone, team foul #11 | 33-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Roy Carroll (PF) Tim Vidal, Joseph Mosteller | |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 01:55 | East Carolina | Robert Scott misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 01:54 | East Carolina | Michael Boone tips it in | 35-41 |
| 01:42 | UTEP | James Perkins drills a jumper near the basket | 37-41 |
| 01:19 | East Carolina | Donald Partida misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 01:18 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Sammie Rhodes | 39-41 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | Michael Boone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Erik Lillibridge (SG), Brent Walls (SF) Charles Barry, Shawn Bartlow, Ronald Gordon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Henry (PG), Tim Vidal (SG), Darrell Albano (SF), Joseph Mosteller (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Donald Partida, Martin Wooldridge, Robert Scott, Roy Carroll, Michael Boone | |
| 00:36 | UTEP | James Timpson is whistled for traveling | 39-41 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | John Henry is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-41 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | James Timpson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | James Timpson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Brent Walls | 42-41 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | John Henry is called for traveling in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Hubbard (C) Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG) John Henry | |
| 00:01 | UTEP | James Timpson lays it in | 44-41 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano misses the fullcourt shot | 44-41 |