| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Stillwell (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Augustin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Duane Raiford (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Perry Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Foster (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora inbounds the ball | 30-18 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 30-18 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | David Stillwell hits the follow up shot | 32-18 |
| 19:18 | UTEP | Perry Harris travels with the ball | 32-18 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 32-18 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | David Stillwell snags the offensive board | 32-18 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora blows the wide open dunk | 32-18 |
| 18:45 | UTEP | Lee Foster pulls down the rebound | 32-18 |
| 18:25 | UTEP | Perry Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 32-18 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Jason Love grabs the defensive rebound | 32-18 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | Jason Love is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-18 |
| 17:54 | UTEP | Richard Simmons scores on a floater from the left block set up by Duane Raiford | 34-20 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | Harvey King is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Augustin - foul #1 on Edward Augustin, team foul #1 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Andrew Sullivan (SG), Felipe Valadez (SF), Negasi Akinyooye (PF), Angel Perez (C) Jason Love, Harvey King, Luis Zamora, David Stillwell, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (PG), James Dugan (SG), Jimmie Baker (SF), James Camp (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Richard Simmons, Edward Augustin, Duane Raiford, Perry Harris, Lee Foster | |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Phil Strawn steps in front of the Angel Perez pass | 34-20 |
| 17:16 | UTEP | Felipe Valadez is called for the reach on James Camp - foul #1 on Felipe Valadez, team foul #1 | 34-20 |
| 16:59 | UTEP | James Camp is fouled on the floor by Scott Phillips - foul #2 on Scott Phillips, team foul #2 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG) Andrew Sullivan | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 16:45 | UTEP | James Dugan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 34-20 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Negasi Akinyooye | 34-20 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Baker - foul #3 on Jimmie Baker, team foul #2 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), John Davis (SF), David Stillwell (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Scott Phillips, Felipe Valadez, Negasi Akinyooye, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Edward Augustin (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), Shawn Dowdell (PF), Lee Foster (C) Phil Strawn, James Dugan, Jimmie Baker, James Camp, Christopher Johnson | |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Harvey King hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 34-20 |
| 16:10 | UTEP | Lee Foster pulls down the rebound | 34-20 |
| 16:05 | UTEP | Edward Augustin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-20 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | David Stillwell grabs the board | 34-20 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Harvey King is hacked by Edward Augustin - foul #2 on Edward Augustin, team foul #3 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG), Luis Zamora (SF) Harvey King, John Davis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giroux (SF), Perry Harris (PF) Duane Raiford, Shawn Dowdell | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Stillwell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Augustin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Peter Giroux (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Perry Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Foster (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-20 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | David Stillwell tips it back up and in | 36-20 |
| 15:06 | UTEP | Perry Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-20 |
| 15:04 | UTEP | Lee Foster gets the offensive rebound | 36-20 |
| 14:50 | UTEP | Perry Harris buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-23 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Harvey King (SG), Felipe Valadez (SF), Angel Perez (C) Jason Love, Andrew Sullivan, Luis Zamora, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (PG), Jimmie Baker (SF), James Camp (PF) Richard Simmons, Edward Augustin, Perry Harris | |
| 14:37 | UTEP | Felipe Valadez steals the ball from James Camp | 36-23 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Angel Perez misses the fadeaway from close range | 36-23 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | David Stillwell tips it in | 38-23 |
| 14:17 | UTEP | David Stillwell steals the ball from Phil Strawn | 38-23 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi | David Stillwell buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Felipe Valadez | 41-23 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:53 | UTEP | Peter Giroux comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-23 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | David Stillwell snags the defensive board | 41-23 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | David Stillwell buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Harvey King | 44-23 |
| 13:30 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-23 |
| 13:28 | UTEP | Lee Foster tips it home | 44-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | Harvey King is hacked by Jimmie Baker - foul #4 on Jimmie Baker, team foul #4 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Andrew Sullivan (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Negasi Akinyooye (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Scott Phillips, Harvey King, Felipe Valadez, David Stillwell, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Edward Augustin (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), Perry Harris (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Phil Strawn, Peter Giroux, Jimmie Baker, James Camp, Lee Foster | |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-25 |
| 12:22 | UTEP | Duane Raiford clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-25 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi | Negasi Akinyooye grabs the board | 47-25 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Sullivan | 49-25 |
| 11:48 | UTEP | Duane Raiford knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Augustin | 49-28 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Luis Zamora | 52-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Zamora (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Negasi Akinyooye (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Augustin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Duane Raiford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Perry Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | UTEP | Christopher Johnson is whistled for traveling | 52-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), John Davis (SF), David Stillwell (PF) Andrew Sullivan, Luis Zamora, Negasi Akinyooye | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (SG), James Dugan (SF), Shawn Dowdell (PF), Lee Foster (C) Edward Augustin, Duane Raiford, Perry Harris, Christopher Johnson | |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | David Stillwell makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Harvey King | 54-28 |
| 10:45 | UTEP | Harvey King picks off the pass by James Dugan | 54-28 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi | Jason Love scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-28 |
| 10:21 | UTEP | Phil Strawn is fouled on the floor by Harvey King - foul #2 on Harvey King, team foul #3 | 57-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Felipe Valadez (PF) Jason Love, David Stillwell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Augustin (SG), Peter Giroux (SF), James Camp (C) Richard Simmons, Phil Strawn, Lee Foster | |
| 10:05 | UTEP | Edward Augustin buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Dugan | 57-31 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi | Harvey King hits the finger roll set up by Scott Phillips | 59-31 |
| 09:23 | UTEP | Shawn Dowdell loses the ball out of bounds | 59-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Negasi Akinyooye (PF), Angel Perez (C) Harvey King, John Davis, Felipe Valadez, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Duane Raiford (SF), Perry Harris (PF), Lee Foster (C) James Dugan, Peter Giroux, Shawn Dowdell, James Camp | |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips is hacked by Richard Simmons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Simmons, team foul #5 | 59-31 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora is whistled for traveling | 59-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (PG), Peter Giroux (SG), James Dugan (SF), James Camp (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Richard Simmons, Edward Augustin, Duane Raiford, Perry Harris, Lee Foster | |
| 08:48 | UTEP | Christopher Johnson connects on the driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Negasi Akinyooye - foul #2 on Negasi Akinyooye, team foul #4 | 59-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Stillwell (PF) Negasi Akinyooye | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Augustin (SG), Duane Raiford (SF), Perry Harris (PF) Peter Giroux, James Dugan, James Camp | |
| 08:48 | UTEP | Christopher Johnson makes the free throw | 59-34 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora's pass is intercepted by Duane Raiford in the backcourt | 59-34 |
| 08:33 | UTEP | Perry Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-34 |
| 08:32 | UTEP | Christopher Johnson misses the tip | 59-34 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | David Stillwell gets the rebound | 59-34 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Edward Augustin - foul #3 on Edward Augustin, team foul #6 | 59-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Harvey King (SG), Felipe Valadez (SF), Negasi Akinyooye (C) Scott Phillips, Andrew Sullivan, Luis Zamora, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Simmons (PG), Lee Foster (C) Phil Strawn, Christopher Johnson | |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | David Stillwell is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 59-34 |
| 07:45 | UTEP | Duane Raiford pulls down the rebound | 59-34 |
| 07:40 | UTEP | Richard Simmons can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-34 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Negasi Akinyooye grabs the defensive rebound | 59-34 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Harvey King banks in the layup set up by Felipe Valadez | 61-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Felipe Valadez (fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Stillwell (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Negasi Akinyooye (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Augustin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Duane Raiford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Perry Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | UTEP | Edward Augustin is hacked by Harvey King - foul #3 on Harvey King, team foul #5 | 61-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra (C) David Stillwell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phil Strawn (PG), Peter Giroux (SG), Jimmie Baker (SF), James Camp (PF), Christopher Johnson (C) Richard Simmons, Edward Augustin, Duane Raiford, Perry Harris, Lee Foster | |
| 07:04 | UTEP | Peter Giroux clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Harvey King - foul #4 on Harvey King, team foul #6 | 61-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Davis (SF) Negasi Akinyooye | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:04 | UTEP | Peter Giroux misses the 1st free throw | 61-34 |
| 07:04 | UTEP | Peter Giroux misses the 2nd free throw | 61-34 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Felipe Valadez | 61-34 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | Phil Strawn picks off the pass by Felipe Valadez in the backcourt | 61-34 |
| 06:58 | UTEP | Phil Strawn jams it | 61-36 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra's dunk attempt is rejected by Christopher Johnson | 61-36 |
| 06:36 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker grabs the board | 61-36 |
| 06:21 | UTEP | Jimmie Baker is called for a charge - foul #5 on Jimmie Baker, team foul #7 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), David Stillwell (PF), Angel Perez (C) Harvey King, John Davis, Felipe Valadez, Reginald Vavra | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Dugan (SF), Shawn Dowdell (PF) Jimmie Baker, Christopher Johnson | |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan is called for traveling | 61-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG) Jason Love | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:38 | UTEP | Phil Strawn is fouled on the floor by Angel Perez - foul #1 on Angel Perez, team foul #7 | 61-36 |
| 05:38 | UTEP | Phil Strawn misses the 1st free throw | 61-36 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | David Stillwell grabs the board | 61-36 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | David Stillwell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-36 |
| 05:17 | UTEP | Peter Giroux gets the rebound | 61-36 |
| 05:08 | UTEP | Phil Strawn comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-36 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | David Stillwell snags the defensive board | 61-36 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Phillips | 63-36 |
| 04:25 | UTEP | Phil Strawn makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-38 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan makes the wide open runner near the basket on a great pass from Scott Phillips | 65-38 |
| 03:46 | UTEP | James Camp's floater is tipped away by David Stillwell | 65-38 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Phil Strawn misses the tip | 65-38 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora grabs the defensive rebound | 65-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Scott Phillips and the foul's on Peter Giroux - foul #4 on Peter Giroux, team foul #8 | 67-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Harvey King (SG), Negasi Akinyooye (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Scott Phillips, Andrew Sullivan, David Stillwell, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | UTEP | Christopher Johnson (C) Shawn Dowdell | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora makes the free throw | 68-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Luis Zamora (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Negasi Akinyooye (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Phil Strawn (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Giroux (tiring) 4 pf. SF - James Dugan (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Camp (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | UTEP | Peter Giroux loses the dribble to Harvey King | 68-38 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Negasi Akinyooye lays it up and in on a great pass from Harvey King | 70-38 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Reginald Vavra picks off the pass by James Dugan | 70-38 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | Jason Love is fouled in the backcourt by Phil Strawn - foul #2 on Phil Strawn, team foul #9 | 70-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Felipe Valadez (SF) Luis Zamora | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 1st free throw | 71-38 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 2nd free throw | 72-38 |
| 02:30 | UTEP | Phil Strawn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 72-38 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Harvey King | 72-38 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Jason Love drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Harvey King | 75-38 |
| 02:08 | UTEP | James Dugan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 75-38 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jason Love | 75-38 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Jason Love misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-38 |
| 01:42 | UTEP | James Camp grabs the defensive rebound | 75-38 |
| 01:36 | UTEP | Christopher Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 75-38 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra gets the rebound | 75-38 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Harvey King is hacked by James Camp - foul #1 on James Camp, team foul #10 | 75-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Zamora (SF), David Stillwell (PF) Felipe Valadez, Negasi Akinyooye | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses the 1st free throw | 75-38 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 2nd free throw | 76-38 |
| 01:06 | UTEP | Christopher Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Reginald Vavra | 76-38 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Jason Love grabs the board | 76-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Jason Love is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harvey King | 78-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | UTEP | Peter Giroux's floater is knocked away by Reginald Vavra | 78-38 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Harvey King grabs the defensive rebound | 78-38 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 78-38 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra can't tip it in | 78-38 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | James Camp gets the rebound | 78-38 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Peter Giroux misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-38 |