| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hubbard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ricky Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jackie Youngblood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Stansberry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Rasmussen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Antony Phillips (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips is open and buries a shot in the paint | 34-34 |
| 19:32 | UTEP | Chris Marshall hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shawn Bartlow | 36-34 |
| 19:17 | Southern Mississippi | James Timpson takes the ball from Ricky Green | 36-34 |
| 19:14 | UTEP | James Timpson jams it | 38-34 |
| 18:54 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-34 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Frank Parker pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:51 | UTEP | William Hubbard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes (PF) Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews (SG), John Scott (SF), Charles Hall (PF), Hugh Papke (C) Jackie Youngblood, Richard Stansberry, Eddie Rasmussen, Antony Phillips | |
| 18:24 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by William Hubbard - foul #2 on William Hubbard, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes (SG) Ricky Green | |
| 18:24 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:24 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 18:03 | UTEP | Chris Marshall loses the dribble to Charles Hall | 38-36 |
| 17:48 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Andrews | 38-39 |
| 17:29 | UTEP | Charles Hall blocks the jumper by Shawn Bartlow | 38-39 |
| 17:27 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:22 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Andrews | 38-42 |
| 17:12 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes misses the easy layup | 38-42 |
| 17:10 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 17:04 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott's pass is intercepted by William Hubbard | 38-42 |
| 16:54 | UTEP | James Timpson is hacked by Charles Hall - foul #1 on Charles Hall, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Brent Walls (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Frank Parker (PF) James Timpson, Shawn Bartlow, Chris Marshall, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG), Jackie Youngblood (SG), Richard Stansberry (SF), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Antony Phillips (C) Patrick Andrews, Todd Spikes, John Scott, Charles Hall, Hugh Papke | |
| 16:40 | UTEP | Charles Barry can't connect on a floater from the left side | 38-42 |
| 16:38 | UTEP | William Hubbard grabs the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 16:24 | UTEP | Brent Walls misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 16:23 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 15:58 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on William Hubbard - foul #3 on William Hubbard, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Chris Marshall (SF), James Perkins (PF) Charles Barry, Brent Walls, Ronald Gordon, Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 15:58 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 15:58 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shawn Bartlow (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Marshall (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Perkins (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Hubbard (tired) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ricky Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jackie Youngblood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Stansberry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Rasmussen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Antony Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:56 | UTEP | James Perkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-44 |
| 15:42 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Stansberry | 38-46 |
| 15:15 | UTEP | Antony Phillips picks off the pass by Shawn Bartlow | 38-46 |
| 14:57 | Southern Mississippi | James Perkins steals it from Antony Phillips | 38-46 |
| 14:55 | UTEP | Jackie Youngblood is called for the reach on Chris Marshall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jackie Youngblood, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Brent Walls (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Erik Lillibridge, Shawn Bartlow, Chris Marshall, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland (PG), Todd Spikes (SF), Charles Hall (PF) Ricky Green, Richard Stansberry, Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 14:46 | UTEP | James Perkins misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 14:44 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:28 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Gordon steals the ball from Antony Phillips | 38-46 |
| 14:25 | UTEP | Charles Barry lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Gordon | 40-46 |
| 14:23 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland's pass is intercepted by Ronald Gordon in the backcourt | 40-46 |
| 14:11 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes misses the fadeaway in the lane | 40-46 |
| 14:09 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes tips it in | 42-46 |
| 13:55 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 13:54 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Perkins | 42-46 |
| 13:41 | UTEP | Brent Walls is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Sammie Rhodes | 44-46 |
| 13:21 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Charles Barry - foul #1 on Charles Barry, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Erik Lillibridge (SG), Chris Marshall (SF), Frank Parker (C) Charles Barry, Brent Walls, Ronald Gordon, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews (SG), John Scott (SF), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Hugh Papke (C) Jackie Youngblood, Todd Spikes, Charles Hall, Antony Phillips | |
| 13:21 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:21 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:21 | UTEP | Chris Marshall snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 13:07 | UTEP | Frank Parker is open and buries a shot from the free throw line set up by James Timpson | 46-46 |
| 12:41 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-46 |
| 12:39 | UTEP | Frank Parker grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 12:17 | UTEP | James Perkins is open and lays it up and in set up by James Timpson | 48-46 |
| 12:06 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-46 |
| 12:04 | UTEP | Chris Marshall grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 11:58 | UTEP | James Timpson clanks a fadeaway from close range | 48-46 |
| 11:56 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Erik Lillibridge (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chris Marshall (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Perkins (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Frank Parker (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Willard Bland (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Andrews (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eddie Rasmussen (tired) 4 pts. C - Hugh Papke (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke banks in the layup set up by Eddie Rasmussen and the foul's on Chris Marshall - foul #2 on Chris Marshall, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), William Hubbard (C) Erik Lillibridge, Chris Marshall, Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG), Jackie Youngblood (SG), Richard Stansberry (SF), Charles Hall (PF) Willard Bland, Patrick Andrews, John Scott, Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 11:36 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow is hacked by Charles Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Hall, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips (C) Hugh Papke | |
| 11:25 | UTEP | James Perkins hits a turnaround from the left block set up by William Hubbard and he's hacked by Charles Hall - foul #3 on Charles Hall, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| 11:25 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 11:21 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green travels in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| 11:05 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the fadeaway from the right side | 51-49 |
| 11:04 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 11:01 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green is hacked by Ronald Gordon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Gordon, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| 11:01 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Erik Lillibridge (SG), Brent Walls (SF) James Timpson, Shawn Bartlow, Ronald Gordon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes (SG) Jackie Youngblood | |
| 10:55 | Southern Mississippi | William Hubbard is called for the reach on Todd Spikes - foul #4 on William Hubbard, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes (C) William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:39 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Stansberry | 51-52 |
| 10:37 | UTEP | Brent Walls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews (SG), Hugh Papke (C) Todd Spikes, Antony Phillips | |
| 10:17 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Patrick Andrews | 51-54 |
| 09:54 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Charles Barry and he's fouled by Hugh Papke - foul #2 on Hugh Papke, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Frank Parker (PF) Charles Barry, Erik Lillibridge, Brent Walls, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood (SG), Todd Spikes (SF), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Antony Phillips (C) Patrick Andrews, Richard Stansberry, Charles Hall, Hugh Papke | |
| 09:54 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:52 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Gordon is called for the reach on Todd Spikes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Gordon, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland (PG) Ricky Green | |
| 09:52 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 09:52 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 09:33 | UTEP | James Timpson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 09:31 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 09:07 | UTEP | Frank Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 09:03 | UTEP | James Timpson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes tips it back up and in | 56-56 |
| 08:58 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Chris Marshall (SF), James Perkins (PF) James Timpson, Ronald Gordon, Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG), John Scott (SF), Hugh Papke (C) Willard Bland, Todd Spikes, Antony Phillips | |
| 08:41 | UTEP | Chris Marshall buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Barry and the foul's on John Scott - foul #1 on John Scott, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews (SG), Richard Stansberry (SF), Charles Hall (PF) Jackie Youngblood, John Scott, Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 08:41 | UTEP | Chris Marshall misses the free throw | 58-56 |
| 08:41 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Patrick Andrews | 58-56 |
| 08:17 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall is whistled for traveling | 58-56 |
| 08:10 | UTEP | Chris Marshall drills a driving attempt from the right block | 60-56 |
| 07:58 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Stansberry | 60-59 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Bartlow (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Marshall (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Perkins (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Sammie Rhodes (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ricky Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Andrews (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Richard Stansberry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Hall (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Hugh Papke (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | UTEP | James Perkins's floater is tipped away by Richard Stansberry | 60-59 |
| 07:37 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 07:35 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG), Brent Walls (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Frank Parker (PF), William Hubbard (C) Charles Barry, Shawn Bartlow, Chris Marshall, James Perkins, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland (PG), Todd Spikes (SG), John Scott (SF), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Antony Phillips (C) Ricky Green, Patrick Andrews, Richard Stansberry, Charles Hall, Hugh Papke | |
| 07:24 | UTEP | Antony Phillips takes the ball from Ronald Gordon | 60-59 |
| 07:05 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Gordon is called for the reach on John Scott - foul #4 on Ronald Gordon, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG) Brent Walls | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood (SG) Todd Spikes | |
| 07:05 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 07:05 | Southern Mississippi | John Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 06:51 | UTEP | Frank Parker buries a shot from the left block set up by Erik Lillibridge and he's hacked by Eddie Rasmussen - foul #3 on Eddie Rasmussen, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall (PF) Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 06:51 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the free throw | 63-61 |
| 06:38 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Timpson - foul #2 on James Timpson, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG), Chris Marshall (SF), James Perkins (PF) Erik Lillibridge, Ronald Gordon, Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Spikes (SF) John Scott | |
| 06:38 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 06:38 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 06:26 | UTEP | Chris Marshall misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 06:25 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood is fouled on the floor by Brent Walls - foul #2 on Brent Walls, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG) James Timpson, Brent Walls | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Hugh Papke (C) Willard Bland, Charles Hall, Antony Phillips | |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:47 | UTEP | James Perkins hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Charles Barry and he's hacked by Eddie Rasmussen - foul #4 on Eddie Rasmussen, team foul #8 | 65-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Gordon (SF) Chris Marshall | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry (SF) Todd Spikes | |
| 05:47 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the free throw | 66-63 |
| 05:34 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 05:32 | UTEP | James Perkins gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 05:04 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon is hacked by Hugh Papke - foul #3 on Hugh Papke, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG), Brent Walls (SG), Frank Parker (PF) Charles Barry, Shawn Bartlow, James Perkins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews (SG), John Scott (SF), Charles Hall (PF), Antony Phillips (C) Jackie Youngblood, Richard Stansberry, Eddie Rasmussen, Hugh Papke | |
| 05:04 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 05:04 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 04:40 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ricky Green | 66-65 |
| 04:23 | UTEP | Frank Parker's floater is knocked away by Antony Phillips | 66-65 |
| 04:22 | UTEP | Frank Parker gets the offensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 04:11 | UTEP | Frank Parker banks in the layup and he's fouled by Charles Hall - foul #4 on Charles Hall, team foul #10 | 68-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Chris Marshall (SF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Erik Lillibridge, Brent Walls, Ronald Gordon, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland (PG), Todd Spikes (SG), Richard Stansberry (SF), Hugh Papke (C) Ricky Green, Patrick Andrews, John Scott, Antony Phillips | |
| 04:11 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the free throw | 69-65 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland is fouled on the floor by James Timpson - foul #3 on James Timpson, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Perkins (PF) Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen (PF) Charles Hall | |
| 03:56 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-65 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Willard Bland makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Bartlow (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Marshall (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Perkins (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Sammie Rhodes (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Willard Bland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Spikes (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Stansberry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Rasmussen (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Hugh Papke (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:54 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow is fouled in the backcourt by Willard Bland - foul #2 on Willard Bland, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG) James Timpson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews (PG), Jackie Youngblood (SG) Willard Bland, Todd Spikes | |
| 03:54 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:54 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 03:46 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Chris Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 03:41 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG) Shawn Bartlow | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips (C) Hugh Papke | |
| 03:24 | Southern Mississippi | James Timpson is called for the reach on Patrick Andrews - foul #4 on James Timpson, team foul #12 | 71-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Hubbard (C) Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green (PG) Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 03:24 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:24 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Chris Marshall pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| 03:13 | UTEP | James Perkins buries a runner from the baseline set up by Erik Lillibridge | 73-68 |
| 02:54 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ricky Green | 73-70 |
| 02:54 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Brent Walls (SF) James Timpson, Chris Marshall | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall (PF), Hugh Papke (C) Patrick Andrews, Antony Phillips | |
| 02:42 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the shot from the left side | 75-70 |
| 02:23 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-70 |
| 02:21 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke misses the tip | 75-70 |
| 02:19 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry hits the follow up shot | 75-72 |
| 01:59 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Barry | 77-72 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green is hacked by Charles Barry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Barry, team foul #13 | 77-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Chris Marshall (SF) Charles Barry, Erik Lillibridge, Brent Walls | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Antony Phillips (C) Charles Hall, Hugh Papke | |
| 01:55 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 77-72 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Green makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 01:51 | UTEP | Richard Stansberry steals it from Shawn Bartlow in the backcourt | 77-74 |
| 01:34 | Southern Mississippi | Jackie Youngblood misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-74 |
| 01:32 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Chris Marshall | 77-74 |
| 01:29 | UTEP | Jackie Youngblood steps in front of the Shawn Bartlow pass in the backcourt | 77-74 |
| 01:23 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry is open and buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Jackie Youngblood | 77-77 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | James Perkins misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Eddie Rasmussen - foul #5 on Eddie Rasmussen, team foul #12 | 77-77 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall (PF) Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 00:56 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:37 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Hall is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ricky Green | 79-80 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | James Timpson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 79-80 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry grabs the defensive rebound | 79-80 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Bartlow - foul #1 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #14 | 79-80 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry makes the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry makes the 2nd free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | The short jumper by James Perkins is denied by Richard Stansberry | 79-82 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry grabs the board | 79-82 |
| 00:10 | Southern Mississippi | James Timpson is called for the reach on Richard Stansberry in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Timpson, team foul #15 | 79-82 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG) James Timpson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Andrews (PG) Ricky Green | |
| 00:10 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry makes the 1st free throw | 79-83 |
| 00:10 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Stansberry makes the 2nd free throw | 79-84 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:06 | UTEP | William Hubbard misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-84 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Charles Barry grabs the offensive board | 79-84 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Charles Barry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 79-84 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips pulls down the rebound | 79-84 |