| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Salvatore Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Angel Lombardi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Oppenheim (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Drazen Zedian (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - David Forrester (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon inbounds the ball | 28-45 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:46 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-45 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | Ted Pack grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi | David Forrester hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 28-45 |
| 19:25 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes grabs the board | 28-45 |
| 19:07 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Gordon | 31-45 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-45 |
| 18:26 | UTEP | Charles Barry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-45 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Forrester | 31-45 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Ted Pack is denied on a dunk by Sammie Rhodes | 31-45 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian hits the follow up shot | 31-47 |
| 17:39 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo's pass is intercepted by Drazen Zedian | 31-47 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian is hacked by Salvatore Gallo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Salvatore Gallo, team foul #1 | 31-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (PG), Samuel Bartlett (SG), Brent Walls (SF), William Hubbard (PF), Robert Durrenberger (C) Charles Barry, Erik Lillibridge, Ronald Gordon, Salvatore Gallo, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Bryan Towers (SG), James Cobb (SF), Nicholas Romaine (PF), Joseph Walborn (C) Ted Pack, Angel Lombardi, James Oppenheim, Drazen Zedian, David Forrester | |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-47 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine tips it in | 31-49 |
| 16:49 | UTEP | Phillip Devries misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-49 |
| 16:47 | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett grabs the offensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Phillip Devries clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-49 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers grabs the board | 31-49 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Dwight Ray | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 16:01 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Durrenberger, team foul #2 | 31-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Erik Lillibridge (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF) Phillip Devries, Samuel Bartlett, Robert Durrenberger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), Angel Lombardi (SG), James Oppenheim (SF), David Forrester (C) Dwight Ray, Bryan Towers, James Cobb, Joseph Walborn | |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Ted Pack is fouled in the backcourt by William Hubbard - foul #1 on William Hubbard, team foul #3 | 31-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG) Erik Lillibridge | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Hubbard (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brent Walls (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Angel Lombardi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Oppenheim (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Romaine (fresh) 7 pts. C - David Forrester (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-51 |
| 15:41 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon grabs the board | 31-51 |
| 15:29 | UTEP | Charles Barry misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-51 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 31-51 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi | David Forrester misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Gordon - foul #2 on Ronald Gordon, team foul #4 | 31-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) William Hubbard, Brent Walls | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian (PF) Nicholas Romaine | |
| 15:08 | Mississippi | David Forrester makes the 1st free throw | 31-52 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi | David Forrester misses the 2nd free throw | 31-52 |
| 15:08 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 31-52 |
| 14:57 | UTEP | Charles Barry drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Gordon | 34-52 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi | Ted Pack is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-52 |
| 14:33 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 14:28 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Barry | 36-52 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Shawn Bartlow picks off the pass by Angel Lombardi in the backcourt | 36-52 |
| 14:09 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-52 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ted Pack | 36-52 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | Shawn Bartlow steals the ball from David Forrester in the backcourt | 36-52 |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Charles Barry clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-52 |
| 13:48 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 13:37 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo is fouled on the floor by Drazen Zedian - foul #1 on Drazen Zedian, team foul #1 | 36-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (PG), Erik Lillibridge (SG), Samuel Bartlett (SF), William Hubbard (PF), Robert Durrenberger (C) Charles Barry, Shawn Bartlow, Ronald Gordon, Salvatore Gallo, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Bryan Towers (SG), James Cobb (SF), Joseph Walborn (C) Ted Pack, Angel Lombardi, James Oppenheim, David Forrester | |
| 13:22 | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Erik Lillibridge and he's fouled by Drazen Zedian - foul #2 on Drazen Zedian, team foul #2 | 38-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SF) Phillip Devries | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:22 | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett misses the free throw | 38-52 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn pulls down the rebound | 38-52 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers double dribbles in the backcourt | 38-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine (PF) Drazen Zedian | |
| 12:58 | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-52 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | James Cobb is open and buries a fadeaway near the basket | 38-54 |
| 12:09 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger is hacked by Joseph Walborn - foul #1 on Joseph Walborn, team foul #3 | 38-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (PG), Salvatore Gallo (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Brent Walls, William Hubbard, Robert Durrenberger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Oppenheim (SF), Drazen Zedian (PF) James Cobb, Nicholas Romaine | |
| 11:52 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-54 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Phillip Devries (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Bartlett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvatore Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dwight Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Towers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Oppenheim (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Drazen Zedian (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Drazen Zedian | 41-56 |
| 11:15 | UTEP | Drazen Zedian is called for the reach on Phillip Devries - foul #3 on Drazen Zedian, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF) Phillip Devries, Erik Lillibridge, Samuel Bartlett | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), Angel Lombardi (SG), David Forrester (C) Dwight Ray, Bryan Towers, Joseph Walborn | |
| 10:53 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-56 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Forrester | 41-56 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Ted Pack makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 10:16 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-59 |
| 10:15 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo tips it but misses | 41-59 |
| 10:13 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow tips it home | 43-59 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-59 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi | Sammie Rhodes steals it from Ted Pack | 43-59 |
| 09:19 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 43-59 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | David Forrester grabs the defensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Ted Pack is hacked by Charles Barry - foul #2 on Charles Barry, team foul #5 | 43-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG), Samuel Bartlett (SG), Brent Walls (SF), William Hubbard (PF), Robert Durrenberger (C) Charles Barry, Shawn Bartlow, Ronald Gordon, Salvatore Gallo, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Bryan Towers (SG), James Cobb (SF), Nicholas Romaine (PF), Joseph Walborn (C) Ted Pack, Angel Lombardi, James Oppenheim, Drazen Zedian, David Forrester | |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Erik Lillibridge - foul #3 on Erik Lillibridge, team foul #6 | 43-59 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray misses the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 08:37 | UTEP | William Hubbard snags the defensive board | 43-59 |
| 08:23 | UTEP | Nicholas Romaine steps in front of the Erik Lillibridge pass | 43-59 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | James Cobb tips it home | 43-61 |
| 07:39 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Romaine - foul #2 on Nicholas Romaine, team foul #5 | 43-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (PG) Samuel Bartlett | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), David Forrester (C) Dwight Ray, Joseph Walborn | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Phillip Devries (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brent Walls (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Hubbard (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Durrenberger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Towers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cobb (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Romaine (fresh) 7 pts. C - David Forrester (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-61 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | David Forrester snags the defensive board | 43-61 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | Ted Pack is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Sammie Rhodes (C) Phillip Devries, Robert Durrenberger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:14 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 07:12 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Brent Walls | 43-61 |
| 06:59 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-61 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Ted Pack pulls down the rebound | 43-61 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Ted Pack drills a floater from close range set up by David Forrester and he's hacked by Charles Barry - foul #3 on Charles Barry, team foul #7 | 43-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Salvatore Gallo (PF), Robert Durrenberger (C) Erik Lillibridge, Brent Walls, William Hubbard, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (SG), Drazen Zedian (PF) Bryan Towers, Nicholas Romaine | |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Ted Pack makes the free throw | 43-64 |
| 06:13 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow is whistled for a carry | 43-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (PG) Charles Barry | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), James Oppenheim (SF), Joseph Walborn (C) Ted Pack, James Cobb, David Forrester | |
| 05:47 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Walborn | 43-67 |
| 05:29 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Phillip Devries | 45-67 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian misses the floater from close range | 45-67 |
| 05:06 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow pulls down the rebound | 45-67 |
| 04:48 | UTEP | Dwight Ray steals the ball from Phillip Devries | 45-67 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray slams it home | 45-69 |
| 04:23 | UTEP | Phillip Devries hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-69 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim grabs the defensive rebound | 45-69 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Salvatore Gallo picks off the pass by Drazen Zedian in the backcourt | 45-69 |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Phillip Devries travels with the ball | 45-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG), Samuel Bartlett (SG), Brent Walls (SF), William Hubbard (PF) Phillip Devries, Shawn Bartlow, Ronald Gordon, Salvatore Gallo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), Bryan Towers (SG), James Cobb (SF), Nicholas Romaine (PF), David Forrester (C) Dwight Ray, Angel Lombardi, James Oppenheim, Drazen Zedian, Joseph Walborn | |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | James Cobb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-69 |
| 04:06 | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Samuel Bartlett, team foul #8 | 45-69 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Cobb | 45-72 |
| 03:30 | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-72 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Bartlett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brent Walls (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Hubbard (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Durrenberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Towers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cobb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Romaine (fresh) 7 pts. C - David Forrester (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | James Cobb knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ted Pack | 48-74 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-74 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Forrester | 48-74 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine drills a 3 from straight away set up by Ted Pack | 48-77 |
| 02:06 | UTEP | Brent Walls hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-77 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | David Forrester pulls down the rebound | 48-77 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi | Ted Pack connects on the open runner from the left block | 48-79 |
| 01:33 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Bartlett | 51-79 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine is fouled on the floor by Samuel Bartlett - foul #2 on Samuel Bartlett, team foul #9 | 51-79 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (SG), James Oppenheim (SF) Bryan Towers, James Cobb | |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine misses the 1st free throw | 51-79 |
| 01:15 | UTEP | Brent Walls grabs the defensive rebound | 51-79 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Brent Walls comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-79 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | William Hubbard hits the follow up shot | 53-79 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Ted Pack knocks in the floater from the baseline | 53-81 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Ted Pack | 53-81 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi snags the defensive board | 53-81 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Ted Pack runs out the clock | 53-81 |