| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) SG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) SF - Ronald Gordon (fresh) PF - Salvatore Gallo (fresh) C - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (fresh) SG - Shayne Seelye (fresh) SF - James Gerrard (fresh) PF - Eddie Rasmussen (fresh) C - Antony Phillips (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:32 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips hits a wide open jump hook near the basket | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Gordon steps in front of the Antony Phillips pass in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Charles Barry | 5-2 |
| 18:37 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:36 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:27 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen misses the lay-in | 5-2 |
| 18:26 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| 18:15 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Barry | 7-4 |
| 17:56 | Southern Mississippi | Sammie Rhodes is called for the reach on Andy Kutz - foul #1 on Sammie Rhodes, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| 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 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (PG), Anthony Powell (SG), Tony Morrison (SF), Hugh Papke (PF), Jason Jones (C) Andy Kutz, Shayne Seelye, James Gerrard, Eddie Rasmussen, Antony Phillips | |
| 17:36 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 7-4 |
| 17:34 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones gets the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:23 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 17:21 | UTEP | The rebound goes to William Hubbard | 7-4 |
| 17:06 | UTEP | William Hubbard is alone and throws it down set up by Brent Walls | 9-4 |
| 16:55 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell is hacked by William Hubbard - foul #1 on William Hubbard, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes (C) Robert Durrenberger | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), John Gamble (SG), James Gerrard (SF), Matthew Lund (PF), Antony Phillips (C) Casey Beverly, Anthony Powell, Tony Morrison, Hugh Papke, Jason Jones | |
| 16:36 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-4 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Salvatore Gallo (PF) Erik Lillibridge, Samuel Bartlett, Brent Walls, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Antony Phillips is called for the reach on Shawn Bartlow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antony Phillips, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG) Phillip Devries | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:29 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Matthew Lund - foul #1 on Matthew Lund, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| 16:29 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:29 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:29 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund grabs the board | 10-4 |
| 16:12 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 15:53 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 15:51 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Gordon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Salvatore Gallo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Sammie Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (fairly fresh) SG - John Gamble (fresh) SF - James Gerrard (tiring) PF - Matthew Lund (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Antony Phillips (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 10-7 |
| 15:29 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 15:08 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 10-7 |
| 15:07 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Sammie Rhodes | 10-7 |
| 15:02 | UTEP | Charles Barry is hacked by Antony Phillips - foul #2 on Antony Phillips, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| 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 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (PG), Anthony Powell (SG), Tony Morrison (SF), Hugh Papke (PF), Jason Jones (C) Andy Kutz, John Gamble, James Gerrard, Matthew Lund, Antony Phillips | |
| 14:44 | UTEP | Brent Walls misses short on a floater from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 14:42 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 14:37 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Bartlett - foul #1 on Samuel Bartlett, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen (PF) Jason Jones | |
| 14:31 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Anthony Powell | 10-9 |
| 14:15 | UTEP | Brent Walls comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 14:13 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:11 | Southern Mississippi | Brent Walls takes the ball from Anthony Powell in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| 13:53 | UTEP | William Hubbard buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Erik Lillibridge | 12-9 |
| 13:39 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison loses the dribble to Robert Durrenberger | 12-9 |
| 13:27 | UTEP | William Hubbard misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Powell - foul #1 on Anthony Powell, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Salvatore Gallo (PF) Erik Lillibridge, Samuel Bartlett, Brent Walls, Robert Durrenberger | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Shayne Seelye (SG), Jason Jones (C) Casey Beverly, Anthony Powell, Hugh Papke | |
| 13:27 | UTEP | William Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:27 | UTEP | William Hubbard misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:27 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:10 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen misses long on a runner from the left block | 13-9 |
| 13:09 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Salvatore Gallo | 13-9 |
| 13:06 | UTEP | Tony Morrison is called for the reach on Phillip Devries in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Morrison, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Sammie Rhodes (C) Phillip Devries, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 12:49 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo misses short on a jumper from the left side | 13-9 |
| 12:48 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Tony Morrison | 13-9 |
| 12:24 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Jones and he's hacked by Salvatore Gallo - foul #1 on Salvatore Gallo, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (PG), William Hubbard (PF) Charles Barry, Salvatore Gallo | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (PG), James Gerrard (SF) Andy Kutz, Jason Jones | |
| 12:24 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen makes the free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:11 | UTEP | Eddie Rasmussen is called for the reach on William Hubbard - foul #1 on Eddie Rasmussen, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (SG) Shawn Bartlow | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke (PF) Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 11:58 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 13-12 |
| 11:57 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 11:41 | Southern Mississippi | Phillip Devries knocks away the 3 by John Gamble | 13-12 |
| 11:39 | UTEP | William Hubbard snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Phillip Devries (fresh) SG - Erik Lillibridge (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Gordon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Hubbard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sammie Rhodes (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Gamble (fresh) SG - Shayne Seelye (fairly fresh) SF - James Gerrard (tiring) PF - Hugh Papke (fairly fresh) C - Tony Morrison (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | UTEP | Phillip Devries drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Gordon | 15-12 |
| 11:21 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison is hacked by Erik Lillibridge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Erik Lillibridge, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Samuel Bartlett (SG), Brent Walls (SF), Salvatore Gallo (PF), Robert Durrenberger (C) Phillip Devries, Erik Lillibridge, Ronald Gordon, William Hubbard, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (PG), Eddie Rasmussen (PF) John Gamble, Tony Morrison | |
| 11:09 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Eddie Rasmussen | 15-14 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Brent Walls is hacked by Casey Beverly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Casey Beverly, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund (PF) Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Brent Walls makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Brent Walls misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:07 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:51 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye is called for traveling | 16-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG) Shayne Seelye | |
| 10:30 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo can't finish the layup | 16-14 |
| 10:28 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger hits the follow up shot | 18-14 |
| 10:06 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Samuel Bartlett - foul #2 on Samuel Bartlett, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), William Hubbard (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Charles Barry, Samuel Bartlett, Brent Walls, Salvatore Gallo, Robert Durrenberger | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell (SF), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Jason Jones (C) James Gerrard, Matthew Lund, Hugh Papke | |
| 10:06 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:06 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:06 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:43 | UTEP | Eddie Rasmussen swats the short shot by William Hubbard | 18-15 |
| 09:42 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes tips it but misses | 18-15 |
| 09:40 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Eddie Rasmussen | 18-15 |
| 09:34 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones connects on the turnaround near the basket | 18-17 |
| 09:21 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow is hacked by Andy Kutz - foul #1 on Andy Kutz, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG) Phillip Devries | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (PG), Shayne Seelye (SG), Tony Morrison (C) Andy Kutz, Casey Beverly, Jason Jones | |
| 09:21 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:21 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:16 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Bartlow steps in front of the Anthony Powell pass in the backcourt | 20-17 |
| 09:14 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow banks in the layup | 22-17 |
| 09:07 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Shawn Bartlow - foul #1 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Brent Walls (SF), Salvatore Gallo (PF) Shawn Bartlow, Ronald Gordon, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard (SF) Anthony Powell | |
| 09:07 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 09:07 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:05 | UTEP | Charles Barry's pass is intercepted by Shayne Seelye in the backcourt | 22-18 |
| 08:54 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-20 |
| 08:40 | UTEP | Brent Walls misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by James Gerrard - foul #1 on James Gerrard, team foul #9 | 22-20 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (PG), Robert Durrenberger (PF) Charles Barry, Salvatore Gallo | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke (C) James Gerrard | |
| 08:40 | UTEP | Brent Walls misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:40 | UTEP | Brent Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:38 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-20 |
| 08:32 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 23-20 |
| 08:31 | UTEP | William Hubbard hits the follow up shot | 25-20 |
| 08:18 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble misses short on a 3 from straight away | 25-20 |
| 08:17 | UTEP | William Hubbard grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 08:15 | UTEP | John Gamble picks off the pass by Phillip Devries in the backcourt | 25-20 |
| 08:13 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke hits the finger roll set up by John Gamble | 25-22 |
| 07:49 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger is wide open but clanks a jumper in the lane | 25-22 |
| 07:47 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 07:45 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke double dribbles in the backcourt | 25-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Salvatore Gallo (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Phillip Devries, Erik Lillibridge, Brent Walls, Robert Durrenberger, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Casey Beverly (SG), James Gerrard (SF), Jason Jones (C) John Gamble, Shayne Seelye, Eddie Rasmussen, Tony Morrison | |
| 07:28 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes is alone and drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Barry | 27-22 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Gordon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Salvatore Gallo (tiring) 3 pts. C - Sammie Rhodes (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (tiring) SG - Casey Beverly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Gerrard (tired) PF - Hugh Papke (tiring) 2 pts. C - Jason Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Southern Mississippi | Sammie Rhodes blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by James Gerrard | 27-22 |
| 06:59 | UTEP | Charles Barry grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 06:41 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Gordon | 30-22 |
| 06:32 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Gerrard | 30-24 |
| 06:07 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow is whistled for a carry | 30-24 |
| 06:07 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (PG), Erik Lillibridge (SG), Brent Walls (SF), Robert Durrenberger (PF), William Hubbard (C) Charles Barry, Shawn Bartlow, Ronald Gordon, Salvatore Gallo, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (PG), Shayne Seelye (SG), Anthony Powell (SF), Matthew Lund (PF), Tony Morrison (C) Andy Kutz, Casey Beverly, James Gerrard, Hugh Papke, Jason Jones | |
| 06:05 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye is called for traveling in the backcourt | 30-24 |
| 05:51 | UTEP | Phillip Devries hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 05:49 | UTEP | William Hubbard can't tip it in | 30-24 |
| 05:48 | UTEP | William Hubbard grabs the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 05:38 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-24 |
| 05:37 | UTEP | Brent Walls gets the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 05:25 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge loses the dribble to John Gamble | 30-24 |
| 05:21 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble lays it up and in | 30-26 |
| 05:05 | UTEP | William Hubbard is open and scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Phillip Devries | 32-26 |
| 04:46 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tony Morrison | 32-28 |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Shayne Seelye is called for the reach on Erik Lillibridge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shayne Seelye, team foul #10 | 32-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Phillip Devries, Brent Walls, Robert Durrenberger | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Casey Beverly (SG), Eddie Rasmussen (PF) John Gamble, Shayne Seelye, Matthew Lund | |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 04:23 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly is whistled for traveling | 33-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG), Salvatore Gallo (PF) Erik Lillibridge, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard (SF), Hugh Papke (C) Anthony Powell, Tony Morrison | |
| 04:09 | UTEP | Eddie Rasmussen steps in front of the Ronald Gordon pass | 33-28 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-28 |
| 03:54 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen tips it but misses | 33-28 |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 03:47 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses short on an open shot from the right side | 33-28 |
| 03:46 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 03:44 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Barry - foul #1 on Charles Barry, team foul #8 | 33-28 |
| Subs | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett (SG), Robert Durrenberger (PF), William Hubbard (C) Shawn Bartlow, Salvatore Gallo, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye (SG), Tony Morrison (SF), Antony Phillips (C) Casey Beverly, James Gerrard, Hugh Papke | |
| 03:44 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:44 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:17 | UTEP | Charles Barry misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 03:15 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Samuel Bartlett (fresh) SF - Ronald Gordon (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Robert Durrenberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Hubbard (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (tired) 4 pts. SG - Shayne Seelye (tired) 3 pts. SF - Tony Morrison (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddie Rasmussen (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Antony Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andy Kutz, team foul #11 | 33-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SF) Ronald Gordon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell (SF) Tony Morrison | |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Charles Barry clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-30 |
| 02:52 | Southern Mississippi | Eddie Rasmussen pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 02:47 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 02:45 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Durrenberger | 33-30 |
| 02:43 | UTEP | Andy Kutz is called for the reach on Samuel Bartlett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andy Kutz, team foul #12 | 33-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (PG), Salvatore Gallo (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Charles Barry, Robert Durrenberger, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (PG), John Gamble (SG), James Gerrard (SF), Hugh Papke (PF) Andy Kutz, Shayne Seelye, Anthony Powell, Eddie Rasmussen | |
| 02:43 | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 02:43 | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 02:23 | Southern Mississippi | Hugh Papke blows the layup | 35-30 |
| 02:22 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 02:08 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 02:07 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 01:51 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Phillip Devries | 37-30 |
| 01:34 | Southern Mississippi | Antony Phillips banks in the layup on a nice dish by Casey Beverly | 37-32 |
| 01:18 | UTEP | Brent Walls is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Phillip Devries | 40-32 |
| 01:13 | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Erik Lillibridge (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Robert Durrenberger (PF), William Hubbard (C) Phillip Devries, Samuel Bartlett, Brent Walls, Salvatore Gallo, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell (PG), Shayne Seelye (SG), Tony Morrison (SF), Matthew Lund (PF), Jason Jones (C) Casey Beverly, John Gamble, James Gerrard, Hugh Papke, Antony Phillips | |
| 00:58 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon tips it home | 42-32 |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Barry steps in front of the Anthony Powell pass in the backcourt | 42-32 |
| 00:53 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Barry | 44-32 |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge is fouled on the floor by Shayne Seelye - foul #2 on Shayne Seelye, team foul #13 | 44-35 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG) Charles Barry | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Casey Beverly (PG), Eddie Rasmussen (PF), Antony Phillips (C) Shayne Seelye, Matthew Lund, Jason Jones | |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 00:03 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison misses long on a halfcourt shot | 46-35 |