| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Edmondson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norbert Richard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Wright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Cavitt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Weston (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Nathaniel Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston inbounds the ball | 53-46 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt is fouled on the floor by Jonathon Carroll - foul #2 on Jonathon Carroll, team foul #1 | 53-46 |
| 19:30 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 53-46 |
| 19:29 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston snags the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 19:21 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 53-46 |
| 19:19 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt can't tip it in | 53-46 |
| 19:18 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 19:08 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo is hacked by Nathaniel Mitchell - foul #2 on Nathaniel Mitchell, team foul #1 | 53-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas (PF), Marshall Thatcher (C) Ralph Piccirillo, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Dennis Kahn (SF), Jerry Reny (C) Ralph Pascua, Timothy Weston, Donald Curry | |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Norbert Richard loses the dribble to Dennis Kahn | 53-46 |
| 18:34 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Reny | 53-48 |
| 18:10 | UTEP | Norbert Richard is open and buries a shot from the right wing set up by Jonathon Carroll | 55-48 |
| 18:08 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson is hacked by Richard Edmondson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Edmondson, team foul #2 | 55-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Donald Krueger (SG), Mark Rorie (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), James Burnett (C) Richard Edmondson, Jonathon Carroll, Norbert Richard, Stephen Zolinas, Marshall Thatcher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), James Harbaugh (SG), Timothy Weston (SF), Ray Rosenberg (PF), Richard Wilson (C) David Jackson, Larry Cavitt, Dennis Kahn, Nathaniel Mitchell, Jerry Reny | |
| 17:53 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Wilson can't finish the layup | 55-48 |
| 17:52 | UTEP | James Burnett gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 17:50 | UTEP | Ralph Pascua picks off the pass by Donald Krueger in the backcourt | 55-48 |
| 17:48 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston misses the easy layup | 55-48 |
| 17:46 | UTEP | James Burnett grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 17:31 | UTEP | Ray Rosenberg takes the ball from Mark Rorie | 55-48 |
| 17:29 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Inge is called for the reach on Ralph Pascua in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Inge, team foul #3 | 55-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Wright (C) Ralph Piccirillo | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Sean Porter (PF), Donald Curry (C) Timothy Weston, Richard Wilson | |
| 17:16 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry is fouled on the floor by Arthur Wright - foul #1 on Arthur Wright, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG), Ralph Piccirillo (PF) Willie Inge, James Burnett | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (SG), Timothy Weston (SF) Ralph Pascua, Ray Rosenberg | |
| 16:55 | Southern Mississippi | Sean Porter is called for traveling | 55-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll (SG), Stephen Zolinas (SF), Marshall Thatcher (C) Donald Krueger, Mark Rorie, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Jerry Reny (PF) James Harbaugh, Timothy Weston | |
| 16:53 | UTEP | Larry Cavitt steals the ball from Stephen Zolinas in the backcourt | 55-48 |
| 16:42 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt is fouled on the floor by Jonathon Carroll - foul #3 on Jonathon Carroll, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (SG), Norbert Richard (SF) Jonathon Carroll, Ralph Piccirillo | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn (SF), Richard Wilson (C) Sean Porter, Donald Curry | |
| 16:21 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson misses the easy layup | 55-48 |
| 16:20 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 16:00 | UTEP | Norbert Richard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Marshall Thatcher and he's fouled by Dennis Kahn - foul #1 on Dennis Kahn, team foul #2 | 57-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), James Burnett (C) Curtis Tanner, Willie Inge, Stephen Zolinas, Marshall Thatcher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Timothy Weston (SF), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF), Donald Curry (C) David Jackson, Dennis Kahn, Jerry Reny, Richard Wilson | |
| 16:00 | UTEP | Norbert Richard makes the free throw | 58-48 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Edmondson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Norbert Richard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Burnett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Cavitt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Weston (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Curry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Piccirillo picks off the pass by Ralph Pascua in the backcourt | 58-48 |
| 15:34 | UTEP | Norbert Richard clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 15:33 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 15:28 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 58-48 |
| 15:27 | UTEP | James Burnett snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| 15:16 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Norbert Richard | 61-48 |
| 14:57 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ralph Pascua and the foul's on Ralph Piccirillo - foul #3 on Ralph Piccirillo, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (SG), Mark Rorie (SF), Arthur Wright (C) Jonathon Carroll, Norbert Richard, James Burnett | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Harbaugh (SG), Sean Porter (SF), Ray Rosenberg (C) Larry Cavitt, Timothy Weston, Donald Curry | |
| 14:57 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell makes the free throw | 61-51 |
| 14:36 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 61-51 |
| 14:34 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 14:28 | Southern Mississippi | Ray Rosenberg hits a wide open turnaround from close range | 61-53 |
| 14:09 | UTEP | Mark Rorie misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 61-53 |
| 14:07 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ralph Pascua | 61-53 |
| 13:53 | Southern Mississippi | James Harbaugh is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-56 |
| 13:45 | UTEP | Sean Porter is called for the reach on Arthur Wright - foul #1 on Sean Porter, team foul #3 | 61-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Norbert Richard (SF), Stephen Zolinas (PF), Marshall Thatcher (C) Richard Edmondson, Donald Krueger, Mark Rorie, Ralph Piccirillo, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), Dennis Kahn (SF), Jerry Reny (PF), Richard Wilson (C) Ralph Pascua, James Harbaugh, Sean Porter, Nathaniel Mitchell, Ray Rosenberg | |
| 13:28 | UTEP | Norbert Richard comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 61-56 |
| 13:26 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas hits the follow up shot | 63-56 |
| 13:08 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Wilson misses the easy layup | 63-56 |
| 13:06 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 12:54 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Willie Inge | 66-56 |
| 12:47 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathon Carroll - foul #4 on Jonathon Carroll, team foul #7 | 66-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG), Mark Rorie (SF), Arthur Wright (C) Willie Inge, Jonathon Carroll, Norbert Richard, Marshall Thatcher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston (SF), Donald Curry (C) Larry Cavitt, Richard Wilson | |
| 12:47 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 12:47 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 12:45 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson is hacked by Dennis Kahn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Kahn, team foul #4 | 66-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (SG) Dennis Kahn | |
| 12:40 | UTEP | Arthur Wright can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 12:39 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 12:21 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Edmondson - foul #4 on Richard Edmondson, team foul #8 | 66-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (PG), James Burnett (C) Richard Edmondson, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Harbaugh (PG), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF) Larry Cavitt, Jerry Reny | |
| 12:21 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 12:21 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 12:00 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas hits a wide open shot in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Krueger | 68-60 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Krueger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Curtis Tanner (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Rorie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Zolinas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - James Burnett (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - James Harbaugh (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Weston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Mitchell (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Curry (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry slams it home on a great pass from Nathaniel Mitchell | 68-62 |
| 11:18 | UTEP | Donald Krueger misses short on an open floater from the left side | 68-62 |
| 11:16 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas tips it in | 70-62 |
| 10:51 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 70-62 |
| 10:50 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston can't tip it in | 70-62 |
| 10:48 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston tips it in | 70-64 |
| 10:30 | UTEP | Donald Krueger misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-64 |
| 10:28 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| 10:11 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry is whistled for a carry | 70-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Norbert Richard (SF), Marshall Thatcher (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Curtis Tanner, Mark Rorie, Stephen Zolinas, James Burnett | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), Dennis Kahn (SF), Jerry Reny (PF), Ray Rosenberg (C) James Harbaugh, David Jackson, Timothy Weston, Nathaniel Mitchell, Donald Curry | |
| 10:09 | UTEP | Dennis Kahn steps in front of the Donald Krueger pass in the backcourt | 70-64 |
| 09:49 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Willie Inge - foul #2 on Willie Inge, team foul #9 | 70-64 |
| 09:49 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 09:49 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 09:49 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher grabs the board | 70-64 |
| 09:47 | UTEP | Ralph Pascua is called for the reach on Norbert Richard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Pascua, team foul #5 | 70-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo (PF) Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:28 | UTEP | Norbert Richard misses badly on a shot from the left block | 70-64 |
| 09:27 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ralph Pascua | 70-64 |
| 09:21 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Pascua | 70-66 |
| 09:12 | UTEP | Norbert Richard scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Willie Inge | 73-66 |
| 08:46 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-66 |
| 08:44 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny tips it home | 73-68 |
| 08:33 | UTEP | Donald Krueger hits a wide open floater from the right wing set up by Marshall Thatcher | 75-68 |
| 08:31 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt is fouled in the backcourt by Norbert Richard - foul #1 on Norbert Richard, team foul #10 | 75-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Wright (C) Marshall Thatcher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Sean Porter (PF), Richard Wilson (C) Jerry Reny, Ray Rosenberg | |
| 08:31 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 08:31 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 08:22 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sean Porter - foul #2 on Sean Porter, team foul #6 | 75-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston (SF) Dennis Kahn | |
| 08:22 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 08:22 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Wilson grabs the board | 76-70 |
| 08:03 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Cavitt | 76-73 |
| 07:48 | UTEP | Donald Krueger loses the dribble to Richard Wilson | 76-73 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Willie Inge (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Krueger (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norbert Richard (tiring) 13 pts. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (tired) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Cavitt (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Weston (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Porter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Wilson (fresh) | |
| 07:43 | Southern Mississippi | Norbert Richard steps in front of the Ralph Pascua pass in the backcourt | 76-73 |
| 07:20 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses the turnaround from the baseline | 76-73 |
| 07:18 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Richard Wilson | 76-73 |
| 06:58 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Wilson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ralph Pascua and he's hacked by Arthur Wright - foul #2 on Arthur Wright, team foul #11 | 76-75 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Mark Rorie (SF), Stephen Zolinas (PF) Willie Inge, Donald Krueger, Norbert Richard, Ralph Piccirillo | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Harbaugh (PG), David Jackson (SG), Dennis Kahn (SF), Jerry Reny (PF) Ralph Pascua, Larry Cavitt, Timothy Weston, Sean Porter | |
| 06:58 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Wilson makes the free throw | 76-76 |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-76 |
| 06:34 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 76-76 |
| 06:20 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Dennis Kahn and he's fouled by Mark Rorie - foul #2 on Mark Rorie, team foul #12 | 76-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher (C) Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (SG), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF) James Harbaugh, Richard Wilson | |
| 06:20 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny makes the free throw | 76-79 |
| 06:00 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas misses long on an open runner in the lane | 76-79 |
| 05:58 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny gets the rebound | 76-79 |
| 05:52 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn misses long on an open driving attempt near the basket | 76-79 |
| 05:51 | UTEP | Mark Rorie gets the rebound | 76-79 |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Jerry Reny swats the short shot by Jonathon Carroll | 76-79 |
| 05:44 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Reny grabs the board | 76-79 |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathon Carroll is called for the reach on Larry Cavitt - foul #5 on Jonathon Carroll, team foul #13 | 76-79 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (SG), Norbert Richard (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF) Jonathon Carroll, Mark Rorie, Stephen Zolinas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Harbaugh (PG), Ray Rosenberg (SF), Donald Curry (C) David Jackson, Dennis Kahn, Jerry Reny | |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt misses the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 05:03 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo connects on the open floater in the paint on a nice dish by Willie Inge | 78-80 |
| 04:52 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the jumper in the lane | 78-82 |
| 04:33 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Edmondson | 81-82 |
| 04:04 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt misses the dunk | 81-82 |
| 04:02 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher snags the defensive board | 81-82 |
| 04:02 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-82 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG), Mark Rorie (SF), James Burnett (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Willie Inge, Norbert Richard, Ralph Piccirillo, Marshall Thatcher | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), David Jackson (SG), Timothy Weston (SF), Sean Porter (PF), Jerry Reny (C) James Harbaugh, Larry Cavitt, Ray Rosenberg, Nathaniel Mitchell, Donald Curry | |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-82 |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua hits a turnaround from the left block | 81-84 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Edmondson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Curtis Tanner (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Rorie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Burnett (fresh) 4 reb. C - Arthur Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Jackson (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Weston (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Porter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Reny (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:16 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner is whistled for traveling | 81-84 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (SG), Stephen Zolinas (PF) Curtis Tanner, James Burnett | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn (SG) David Jackson | |
| 02:54 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Dennis Kahn | 81-86 |
| 02:52 | UTEP | Ralph Pascua is called for the reach on Willie Inge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Pascua, team foul #7 | 81-86 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Harbaugh (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), Richard Wilson (C) Ralph Pascua, Timothy Weston, Sean Porter | |
| 02:52 | UTEP | Willie Inge makes the 1st free throw | 82-86 |
| 02:52 | UTEP | Willie Inge makes the 2nd free throw | 83-86 |
| 02:32 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 83-86 |
| 02:31 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Reny | 83-86 |
| 02:18 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Wilson is open and lays it up and in set up by Jerry Reny | 83-88 |
| 02:12 | UTEP | Arthur Wright is fouled on the floor by Richard Wilson - foul #3 on Richard Wilson, team foul #8 | 83-88 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (SG), Norbert Richard (SF), James Burnett (PF) Willie Inge, Mark Rorie, Stephen Zolinas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (PG), Timothy Weston (SF), Nathaniel Mitchell (PF), Donald Curry (C) James Harbaugh, Dennis Kahn, Jerry Reny, Richard Wilson | |
| 02:12 | UTEP | Arthur Wright makes the 1st free throw | 84-88 |
| 02:12 | UTEP | Arthur Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 85-88 |
| 02:08 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson is hacked by Donald Krueger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Krueger, team foul #14 | 85-88 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo (PF) Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:08 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 85-88 |
| 02:08 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 85-89 |
| 02:02 | UTEP | James Burnett is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Burnett, team foul #15 | 85-89 |
| 01:53 | Southern Mississippi | Nathaniel Mitchell is wide open and dunks the ball | 85-91 |
| 01:31 | UTEP | Donald Curry picks off the pass by Ralph Piccirillo | 85-91 |
| 01:16 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Cavitt | 85-93 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:05 | UTEP | Donald Krueger knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Burnett | 87-93 |
| 01:05 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-93 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (SG), Arthur Wright (C) Donald Krueger, James Burnett | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG) David Jackson | |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 87-93 |
| 00:47 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Curry | 87-93 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Wright is called for the reach on Donald Curry - foul #3 on Arthur Wright, team foul #16 | 87-93 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kahn (SF) Timothy Weston | |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry misses the 1st free throw | 87-93 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 87-94 |
| 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) | |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Willie Inge hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Richard Edmondson | 90-94 |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Inge is called for the reach on Larry Cavitt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Inge, team foul #17 | 90-94 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Weston (SF) Dennis Kahn | |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 1st free throw | 90-95 |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 90-96 |
| 00:31 | UTEP | Norbert Richard misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 90-96 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo gets the offensive rebound | 90-96 |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Timothy Weston steps in front of the Arthur Wright pass | 90-96 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Edmondson is called for the reach on Ralph Pascua in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Edmondson, team foul #18 | 90-96 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (SG) Richard Edmondson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson (SG), Dennis Kahn (SF) Larry Cavitt, Timothy Weston | |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua makes the 1st free throw | 90-97 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua makes the 2nd free throw | 90-98 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Dennis Kahn picks off the pass by Arthur Wright | 90-98 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Krueger - foul #3 on Donald Krueger, team foul #19 | 90-98 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 90-99 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | David Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 90-100 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Norbert Richard makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Krueger | 92-100 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua is hacked by Willie Inge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Inge, team foul #20 | 92-100 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (SG) David Jackson | |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua makes the 1st free throw | 92-101 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua misses the 2nd free throw | 92-101 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 92-101 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua runs out the clock | 92-101 |