| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fresh) SG - Neil Noack (fresh) SF - Robert Scott (fresh) PF - Jerome Collins (fresh) C - Gregory Freshour (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) SG - Brent Walls (fresh) SF - Ronald Gordon (fresh) PF - Frank Parker (fresh) C - James Perkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:35 | East Carolina | Donald Partida misses the easy layup but the foul's on Shawn Bartlow - foul #1 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | East Carolina | Donald Partida makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:35 | East Carolina | Donald Partida makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | UTEP | Brent Walls buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Shawn Bartlow | 2-3 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Perkins - foul #1 on James Perkins, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:49 | UTEP | Frank Parker clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 18:47 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow grabs the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 18:32 | UTEP | James Perkins buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Brent Walls | 4-5 |
| 18:12 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Frank Parker - foul #1 on Frank Parker, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| 18:12 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:12 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:12 | UTEP | Frank Parker pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:49 | UTEP | Frank Parker misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:48 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:31 | East Carolina | Robert Scott buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-5 |
| 17:05 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ronald Gordon | 8-7 |
| 16:46 | East Carolina | Robert Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 16:44 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour hits the follow up shot | 10-7 |
| 16:20 | UTEP | Donald Partida is called for the reach on James Perkins - foul #1 on Donald Partida, team foul #1 | 10-7 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller (PF), Michael Boone (C) Jerome Collins, Gregory Freshour | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 16:02 | UTEP | Brent Walls connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Shawn Bartlow | 10-9 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Neil Noack (fresh) SF - Robert Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Mosteller (fresh) C - Michael Boone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Walls (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Gordon (fresh) PF - Frank Parker (fresh) C - James Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | East Carolina | Neil Noack scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Partida | 13-9 |
| 15:12 | UTEP | Brent Walls comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-9 |
| 15:11 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Mosteller | 13-9 |
| 15:05 | East Carolina | Michael Boone misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 15:04 | UTEP | Brent Walls pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:44 | UTEP | Frank Parker misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Mosteller - foul #1 on Joseph Mosteller, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (PG), Martin Wooldridge (SG), Jerome Collins (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Donald Partida, Neil Noack, Robert Scott, Michael Boone | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (SG) Brent Walls | |
| 14:44 | UTEP | Frank Parker misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:44 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 14:23 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour grabs the offensive board | 13-10 |
| 14:12 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-10 |
| 14:11 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour tips it in | 15-10 |
| 13:47 | UTEP | James Perkins knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Ronald Gordon and he's fouled by Gregory Freshour - foul #1 on Gregory Freshour, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG), Robert Durrenberger (SF), Sammie Rhodes (PF) Phillip Devries, Ronald Gordon, Frank Parker | |
| 13:47 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the free throw | 15-13 |
| 13:26 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 13:24 | UTEP | James Perkins grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 12:56 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the jumper near the basket | 15-13 |
| 12:55 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 12:50 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller loses the dribble to Brent Walls | 15-13 |
| 12:25 | UTEP | James Perkins's layup is rejected by Jerome Collins | 15-13 |
| 12:23 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes grabs the offensive board | 15-13 |
| 12:12 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 12:10 | UTEP | James Perkins hits the follow up shot | 15-15 |
| 11:56 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins is fouled on the floor by Brent Walls - foul #1 on Brent Walls, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Neil Noack (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Robert Nipp (PF), Michael Boone (C) Tim Vidal, Martin Wooldridge, Joseph Mosteller, Jerome Collins, Gregory Freshour | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Gordon (SF) Robert Durrenberger | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Noack (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Nipp (fresh) C - Michael Boone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Shawn Bartlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Walls (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Gordon (fresh) PF - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) C - James Perkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | East Carolina | Michael Boone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 11:38 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 11:15 | UTEP | Brent Walls connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ronald Gordon | 15-18 |
| 10:57 | East Carolina | Michael Boone misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-18 |
| 10:56 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 10:36 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Donald Partida - foul #2 on Donald Partida, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (PG), Jerome Collins (PF) Donald Partida, Robert Nipp | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (SG), Frank Parker (PF) Brent Walls, Sammie Rhodes | |
| 10:36 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:36 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:36 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 10:16 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 10:14 | East Carolina | Michael Boone grabs the offensive board | 15-18 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | Michael Boone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour (C) Michael Boone | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG) Shawn Bartlow | |
| 09:48 | UTEP | James Perkins scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Charles Barry | 15-20 |
| 09:33 | East Carolina | Neil Noack connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jerome Collins | 18-20 |
| 09:13 | UTEP | Gregory Freshour steals the ball from James Perkins | 18-20 |
| 09:06 | East Carolina | Neil Noack misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 18-20 |
| 09:05 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Perkins | 18-20 |
| 08:42 | UTEP | James Perkins clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gregory Freshour - foul #2 on Gregory Freshour, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller (PF), Michael Boone (C) Jerome Collins, Gregory Freshour | |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (PG), Brent Walls (SG) Charles Barry, Phillip Devries | |
| 08:42 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:42 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:17 | East Carolina | Neil Noack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (PG), Robert Nipp (PF) Neil Noack, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:55 | UTEP | James Perkins is called for traveling | 18-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes (SF) Ronald Gordon | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tim Vidal (fresh) SG - Martin Wooldridge (fresh) SF - Joseph Mosteller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Nipp (fresh) C - Michael Boone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Shawn Bartlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Walls (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Parker (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Perkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:45 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frank Parker - foul #2 on Frank Parker, team foul #5 | 18-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger (SF) Frank Parker | |
| 07:45 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:45 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:18 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Shawn Bartlow | 20-24 |
| 06:51 | East Carolina | Michael Boone comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 06:50 | UTEP | James Perkins gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:28 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Tim Vidal - foul #1 on Tim Vidal, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Jerome Collins (PF) Martin Wooldridge, Joseph Mosteller, Robert Nipp | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Gordon (SF) Robert Durrenberger | |
| 06:28 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:28 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:28 | East Carolina | Michael Boone snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Robert Scott is hacked by Ronald Gordon - foul #1 on Ronald Gordon, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| 05:52 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Tim Vidal | 22-24 |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes hits the finger roll set up by James Perkins | 22-26 |
| 05:21 | East Carolina | Robert Scott's pass is intercepted by James Perkins | 22-26 |
| 05:07 | UTEP | James Perkins clanks a jump hook from the left block | 22-26 |
| 05:05 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 05:00 | East Carolina | Robert Scott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-26 |
| 04:58 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 04:29 | UTEP | James Perkins comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Neil Noack - foul #1 on Neil Noack, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (PG), Robert Nipp (C) Tim Vidal, Michael Boone | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Phillip Devries (SG), William Hubbard (C) Shawn Bartlow, Brent Walls, Sammie Rhodes | |
| 04:29 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:29 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by James Perkins - foul #2 on James Perkins, team foul #7 | 22-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes (PF) James Perkins | |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | Robert Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 03:57 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 03:56 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp tips it home | 25-28 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Martin Wooldridge (fresh) SG - Neil Noack (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerome Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Nipp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phillip Devries (fresh) SF - Ronald Gordon (fresh) PF - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hubbard (fresh) | |
| 03:37 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon loses the ball out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Gregory Freshour (C) Martin Wooldridge, Robert Nipp | |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Parker (PF), James Perkins (C) Sammie Rhodes, William Hubbard | |
| 03:15 | East Carolina | Robert Scott misses short on a floater from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 03:14 | UTEP | James Perkins gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:55 | UTEP | Frank Parker is hacked by Jerome Collins - foul #1 on Jerome Collins, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (SG), Joseph Mosteller (SF), Robert Nipp (PF) Neil Noack, Robert Scott, Jerome Collins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG), Robert Durrenberger (SF) Phillip Devries, Ronald Gordon | |
| 02:55 | UTEP | Frank Parker makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:55 | UTEP | Frank Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:55 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Martin Wooldridge | 25-29 |
| 02:41 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller's pass is intercepted by Charles Barry | 25-29 |
| 02:27 | UTEP | Charles Barry comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 25-29 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 02:21 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Frank Parker - foul #3 on Frank Parker, team foul #8 | 25-29 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (PG), Sammie Rhodes (PF) Charles Barry, Frank Parker | |
| 02:21 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:21 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:56 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger is hacked by Joseph Mosteller - foul #2 on Joseph Mosteller, team foul #9 | 26-29 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG), Robert Scott (SF) Martin Wooldridge, Robert Nipp | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:56 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:56 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Robert Scott buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Partida | 28-31 |
| 01:34 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow makes the shot from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 01:15 | East Carolina | Sammie Rhodes takes the ball from Donald Partida | 28-33 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Brent Walls misses long on a 3 from straight away | 28-33 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Robert Scott misses the floater from the baseline | 28-33 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller tips it back up and in | 30-33 |
| 00:23 | UTEP | James Perkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (PG), Jerome Collins (PF), Michael Boone (C) Donald Partida, Joseph Mosteller, Gregory Freshour | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF) Brent Walls, Robert Durrenberger | |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Robert Scott scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Martin Wooldridge | 33-33 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 33-33 |