| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Eric Kress (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Sean Grady (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Lawhon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | James Simmons inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 33-25 |
| 19:39 | UTEP | Ray Smith grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 19:33 | UTEP | James Simmons steps in front of the Dikembe Abdelal pass | 33-25 |
| 19:28 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Simmons | 33-27 |
| 19:07 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 19:06 | UTEP | Sean Grady tips it home | 35-27 |
| 19:02 | East Carolina | Rene Costa steps in front of the Joshua Lawhon pass in the backcourt | 35-27 |
| 19:01 | UTEP | Rene Costa hits the finger roll | 37-27 |
| 18:59 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-27 |
| 18:39 | UTEP | Ray Smith connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Rene Costa | 39-27 |
| 18:34 | East Carolina | Rene Costa picks off the pass by James Simmons in the backcourt | 39-27 |
| 18:32 | UTEP | Rene Costa misses the lay-in | 39-27 |
| 18:31 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:27 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-30 |
| 18:06 | UTEP | The short jumper by Sean Grady is denied by Todd Scheetz | 39-30 |
| 18:05 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal tips it but misses | 39-30 |
| 18:03 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:58 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Simmons | 39-33 |
| 17:45 | UTEP | Eric Kress hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 17:43 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Cummings | 39-33 |
| 17:39 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 17:34 | UTEP | Eric Kress loses the dribble to Joshua Lawhon | 39-35 |
| 17:30 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joshua Lawhon | 39-37 |
| 17:06 | UTEP | Rene Costa can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne Skinner - foul #1 on Wayne Skinner, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (SG), Nelson Heard (SF), Eric Williams (PF), Brian Leigh (C) Eric Kress, Dikembe Abdelal, Ray Smith, Sean Grady | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SG), Jerry Allen (SF), Teddy Wright (PF), Todd Hardesty (C) Wayne Skinner, Joshua Lawhon, James Simmons, Robert Cummings, Todd Scheetz | |
| 17:06 | UTEP | Rene Costa makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:06 | UTEP | Rene Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:00 | East Carolina | Nelson Heard is called for the reach on Jerry Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nelson Heard, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (SG) Rene Costa | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:54 | East Carolina | Jerry Allen knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Hans Kuklenski | 41-39 |
| 16:43 | UTEP | Brian Leigh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| 16:28 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright connects on the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Eric Williams - foul #3 on Eric Williams, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Covell (SF) Eric Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:28 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:09 | UTEP | Sean Covell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| 16:07 | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 15:51 | UTEP | Nelson Heard comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Todd Hardesty - foul #3 on Todd Hardesty, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Williams (C) Brian Leigh | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Duesenberg (SG) Jerry Allen | |
| 15:51 | UTEP | Nelson Heard misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:51 | UTEP | Nelson Heard makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ralph Sabella (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Covell (fresh) PF - Nelson Heard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tony Wilhite (fresh) SG - David Duesenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Hardesty (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Duesenberg and the foul's on Eric Williams - foul #4 on Eric Williams, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Ronald Bufkin (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Ray Smith (PF), Sean Grady (C) Ralph Sabella, Robert Wilson, Sean Covell, Nelson Heard, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 15:19 | UTEP | Rene Costa connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Ray Smith | 45-45 |
| 14:59 | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 14:57 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelal | 45-45 |
| 14:49 | UTEP | Ray Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Todd Hardesty - foul #4 on Todd Hardesty, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Kress (SG), Nelson Heard (C) Rene Costa, Sean Grady | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), Jerry Allen (SF), Robert Cummings (PF), Todd Scheetz (C) Tony Wilhite, Hans Kuklenski, Todd Hardesty, Teddy Wright | |
| 14:49 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:49 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:24 | East Carolina | Jerry Allen comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Dikembe Abdelal - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Robert Wilson (SG), Sean Covell (SF) Ronald Bufkin, Eric Kress, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon (SG) David Duesenberg | |
| 14:24 | East Carolina | Jerry Allen misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:24 | East Carolina | Jerry Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:15 | UTEP | Robert Wilson scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ray Smith | 48-46 |
| 13:55 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings drills a turnaround in the lane | 48-48 |
| 13:41 | UTEP | Ray Smith connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Wilson | 50-48 |
| 13:21 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-48 |
| 13:19 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz grabs the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-50 |
| 12:59 | UTEP | Nelson Heard connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Ralph Sabella | 52-50 |
| 12:40 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings blows the layup but the foul's on Sean Covell - foul #1 on Sean Covell, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin (PG), Eric Kress (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Brian Leigh (PF), Sean Grady (C) Ralph Sabella, Robert Wilson, Sean Covell, Ray Smith, Nelson Heard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite (PG), David Duesenberg (SG), James Simmons (SF), Teddy Wright (C) Wayne Skinner, Joshua Lawhon, Jerry Allen, Todd Scheetz | |
| 12:40 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 12:40 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 12:23 | UTEP | Sean Grady misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 12:22 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal snags the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 12:00 | UTEP | Sean Grady knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelal and the foul's on Robert Cummings - foul #2 on Robert Cummings, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG) Ronald Bufkin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski (C) Robert Cummings | |
| 12:00 | UTEP | Sean Grady makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 11:40 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Sean Grady - foul #1 on Sean Grady, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz (C) James Simmons | |
| 11:40 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 11:40 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Kress (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Leigh (fresh) C - Sean Grady (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tony Wilhite (fresh) SG - David Duesenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 11:15 | UTEP | Sean Grady grabs the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 10:57 | UTEP | David Duesenberg steals the ball from Sean Grady | 55-54 |
| 10:53 | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite loses the dribble to Dikembe Abdelal in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 10:32 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rene Costa | 58-54 |
| 10:20 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Tony Wilhite | 58-57 |
| 10:08 | UTEP | Rene Costa can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 58-57 |
| 10:06 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright misses badly on the uncontested shot near the basket | 58-57 |
| 09:50 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski grabs the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 09:41 | East Carolina | Sean Grady takes the ball from Todd Scheetz | 58-57 |
| 09:27 | UTEP | Brian Leigh is denied on a layup by Teddy Wright | 58-57 |
| 09:26 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 09:19 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tony Wilhite | 58-59 |
| 09:00 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Rene Costa | 61-59 |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Todd Scheetz | 61-61 |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Rene Costa clanks a 3 from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 08:25 | UTEP | Brian Leigh pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 08:13 | UTEP | Brian Leigh is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Brian Leigh, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Robert Wilson (SG), Sean Covell (SF), Ray Smith (PF), Nelson Heard (C) Rene Costa, Eric Kress, Dikembe Abdelal, Brian Leigh, Sean Grady | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), Joshua Lawhon (SG), James Simmons (SF), Robert Cummings (PF) Tony Wilhite, David Duesenberg, Hans Kuklenski, Teddy Wright | |
| 08:10 | East Carolina | James Simmons is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 61-61 |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella loses the dribble to James Simmons | 61-61 |
| 07:35 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings misses badly on the uncontested shot from close range | 61-61 |
| 07:33 | UTEP | Ray Smith snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ralph Sabella (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Covell (fresh) PF - Ray Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Nelson Heard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Lawhon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Cummings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Todd Scheetz (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:09 | UTEP | Nelson Heard is whistled for traveling | 61-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Williams (C) Nelson Heard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty (C) Todd Scheetz | |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon is hacked by Robert Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Wilson, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Allen (SF) James Simmons | |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 07:04 | UTEP | Ray Smith gets the rebound | 61-62 |
| 06:40 | UTEP | Sean Covell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 61-62 |
| 06:39 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 06:33 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Cummings | 61-64 |
| 06:18 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Wayne Skinner - foul #2 on Wayne Skinner, team foul #5 | 61-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Bufkin (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Robert Wilson, Sean Covell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stewart Stone (SG) Joshua Lawhon | |
| 06:18 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 06:18 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Todd Hardesty | 62-64 |
| 06:01 | East Carolina | Ralph Sabella steals the ball from Todd Hardesty | 62-64 |
| 05:32 | UTEP | Eric Williams can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 62-64 |
| 05:30 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 05:23 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner misses the dunk but he's fouled by Ralph Sabella - foul #1 on Ralph Sabella, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Nelson Heard (C) Ralph Sabella, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF), Hans Kuklenski (C) Jerry Allen, Robert Cummings | |
| 05:23 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 05:23 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 04:54 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 62-65 |
| 04:52 | UTEP | Ray Smith snags the offensive board | 62-65 |
| 04:35 | UTEP | Rene Costa comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-65 |
| 04:33 | East Carolina | James Simmons grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner can't finish the layup | 62-65 |
| 04:28 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty grabs the offensive board | 62-65 |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | Stewart Stone can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Bufkin - foul #1 on Ronald Bufkin, team foul #10 | 62-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (SG), Sean Covell (SF) Ronald Bufkin, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon (SG), Teddy Wright (PF), Todd Scheetz (C) Wayne Skinner, James Simmons, Todd Hardesty | |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | Stewart Stone makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | Stewart Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Robert Wilson is fouled on the floor by Stewart Stone - foul #1 on Stewart Stone, team foul #6 | 62-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Kress (SG), Eric Williams (C) Rene Costa, Ray Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite (PG), Jerry Allen (SF) Stewart Stone, Hans Kuklenski | |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Eric Kress is fouled on the floor by Jerry Allen - foul #1 on Jerry Allen, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Eric Kress makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Eric Kress makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite is hacked by Robert Wilson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Wilson, team foul #11 | 64-67 |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 03:26 | UTEP | Eric Kress connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Robert Wilson | 66-69 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Kress (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sean Covell (fresh) PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Nelson Heard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tony Wilhite (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Lawhon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Scheetz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | East Carolina | Jerry Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-69 |
| 03:12 | UTEP | Robert Wilson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Eric Kress | 69-69 |
| 02:57 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon is fouled on the floor by Eric Kress - foul #3 on Eric Kress, team foul #12 | 69-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Ray Smith (PF) Robert Wilson, Sean Covell, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Duesenberg (SG) Tony Wilhite | |
| 02:57 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:57 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 02:33 | UTEP | Eric Kress can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 02:32 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| 02:32 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Robert Wilson (SG), Eric Williams (C) Rene Costa, Eric Kress, Nelson Heard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF), Todd Hardesty (C) Jerry Allen, Todd Scheetz | |
| 02:30 | East Carolina | James Simmons double dribbles in the backcourt | 69-71 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Simmons - foul #2 on James Simmons, team foul #8 | 69-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Grady (C) Ray Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG) Joshua Lawhon | |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Todd Hardesty | 69-71 |
| 01:55 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright misses long on a floater in the lane | 69-71 |
| 01:53 | UTEP | Eric Williams grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 01:53 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Eric Kress (SG), Ray Smith (PF) Ralph Sabella, Robert Wilson, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cummings (PF), Todd Scheetz (C) Teddy Wright, Todd Hardesty | |
| 01:35 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 01:33 | UTEP | Ray Smith grabs the offensive board | 69-71 |
| 01:21 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Rene Costa | 71-71 |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz is open and scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 71-73 |
| 00:43 | UTEP | Wayne Skinner is called for the reach on Ray Smith - foul #3 on Wayne Skinner, team foul #9 | 71-73 |
| 00:43 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:43 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from David Duesenberg | 73-75 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Eric Kress clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 73-75 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings grabs the board | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Kress - foul #4 on Eric Kress, team foul #13 | 73-75 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings misses the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Sean Grady pulls down the rebound | 73-76 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-76 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Kress (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ray Smith (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. C - Sean Grady (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Duesenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz wins the tip | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:35 | East Carolina | James Simmons is open and buries a shot from the free throw line | 76-78 |
| 04:16 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-78 |
| 04:14 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings grabs the board | 76-78 |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-81 |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Ray Smith comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Cummings - foul #3 on Robert Cummings, team foul #10 | 76-81 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Robert Wilson (SG), Nelson Heard (C) Rene Costa, Eric Kress, Sean Grady | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon (SG), Teddy Wright (SF), Todd Hardesty (PF) David Duesenberg, James Simmons, Robert Cummings | |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 03:32 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz pulls down the rebound | 76-81 |
| 03:08 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty connects on the shot from close range | 76-83 |
| 02:58 | UTEP | Ray Smith clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-83 |
| 02:57 | UTEP | Ralph Sabella snags the offensive board | 76-83 |
| 02:36 | UTEP | Todd Scheetz blocks the short jumper by Nelson Heard | 76-83 |
| 02:34 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright pulls down the rebound | 76-83 |
| 02:34 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-83 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Eric Williams (C) Robert Wilson, Ray Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Duesenberg (SG), Robert Cummings (PF) Joshua Lawhon, Todd Hardesty | |
| 02:32 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner is called for traveling in the backcourt | 76-83 |
| 02:22 | UTEP | The jump hook by Dikembe Abdelal is blocked by Robert Cummings | 76-83 |
| 02:21 | UTEP | Nelson Heard pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-83 |
| 02:04 | UTEP | Rene Costa can't connect on a shot in the lane | 76-83 |
| 02:03 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner grabs the defensive rebound | 76-83 |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-83 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eric Kress (SG), Ray Smith (PF), Sean Grady (C) Ralph Sabella, Nelson Heard, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF) Teddy Wright | |
| 01:49 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-83 |
| 01:48 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Simmons | 76-83 |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Grady - foul #2 on Sean Grady, team foul #14 | 76-83 |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz makes the 1st free throw | 76-84 |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz misses the 2nd free throw | 76-84 |
| 01:46 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelal | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:35 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-84 |
| 01:34 | UTEP | Sean Grady gets the offensive rebound | 76-84 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Robert Cummings picks off the pass by Eric Kress | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:18 | East Carolina | James Simmons is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Simmons, team foul #11 | 76-84 |
| 01:12 | UTEP | Rene Costa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-84 |
| 01:10 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the offensive rebound | 76-84 |
| 00:58 | UTEP | Rene Costa's pass is intercepted by Wayne Skinner | 76-84 |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner banks in the layup | 76-86 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Rene Costa (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Kress (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ray Smith (tiring) 17 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. C - Sean Grady (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Duesenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Simmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Cummings (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Todd Scheetz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Ray Smith is hacked by Todd Scheetz - foul #1 on Todd Scheetz, team foul #12 | 76-86 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Sabella (PG), Robert Wilson (SG), Nelson Heard (SF), Eric Williams (C) Rene Costa, Eric Kress, Dikembe Abdelal, Sean Grady | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite (PG), Joshua Lawhon (SG), Hans Kuklenski (SF), Teddy Wright (PF), Todd Hardesty (C) Wayne Skinner, David Duesenberg, James Simmons, Robert Cummings, Todd Scheetz | |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the 1st free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Ray Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon pulls down the rebound | 77-86 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-86 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon is hacked by Ralph Sabella in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Sabella, team foul #15 | 77-86 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rene Costa (PG), Eric Kress (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Sean Grady (C) Ralph Sabella, Robert Wilson, Nelson Heard, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), Robert Cummings (PF), Todd Scheetz (C) Tony Wilhite, Hans Kuklenski, Todd Hardesty | |
| 00:49 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon makes the 1st free throw | 77-87 |
| 00:49 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon makes the 2nd free throw | 77-88 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Todd Scheetz steals it from Ray Smith | 77-88 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Joshua Lawhon | 77-90 |
| 00:34 | UTEP | Rene Costa misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-90 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings gets the rebound | 77-90 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner makes the shot in the lane | 77-92 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Rene Costa's pass is intercepted by Teddy Wright | 77-92 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner runs out the clock | 77-92 |