| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Millan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Casey Wright (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Peck (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ian Lantz (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Houseknecht (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Tinch (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. SF - Derek Foster (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carlos Strode (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - George Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Derek Foster inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:56 | UTEP | Casey Wright steals it from Dewitt Wheeler in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| 19:38 | East Carolina | Casey Wright buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Millan | 32-38 |
| 19:18 | UTEP | Edward Tinch drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dewitt Wheeler | 32-40 |
| 19:03 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 19:02 | UTEP | Derek Foster pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 18:33 | UTEP | Carlos Strode knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Derek Foster | 32-42 |
| 18:28 | East Carolina | Casey Wright hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Edward Tinch - foul #2 on Edward Tinch, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| 18:28 | East Carolina | Casey Wright makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 18:28 | East Carolina | Casey Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 18:05 | UTEP | Edward Tinch hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Dewitt Wheeler | 34-44 |
| 17:55 | East Carolina | Richard Millan scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by John Houseknecht | 36-44 |
| 17:34 | UTEP | Edward Tinch is hacked by Casey Wright - foul #1 on Casey Wright, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Rhine (SG), Joel Costello (SF), David Jourdan (C) Casey Wright, Brian Peck, John Houseknecht | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Dubin (SG), Tim Crawford (PF), Dennis Kerr (C) Derek Foster, Carlos Strode, George Mitchell | |
| 17:12 | UTEP | Edward Dubin buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dewitt Wheeler | 36-47 |
| 17:03 | East Carolina | The jump hook by James Rhine is blocked by Dennis Kerr | 36-47 |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Ian Lantz | 36-47 |
| 16:45 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-47 |
| 16:43 | East Carolina | David Jourdan pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 16:30 | East Carolina | Richard Millan clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 36-47 |
| 16:29 | East Carolina | David Jourdan pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 16:18 | East Carolina | Edward Tinch steps in front of the Ian Lantz pass | 36-47 |
| 15:58 | UTEP | Tim Crawford hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by David Jourdan - foul #1 on David Jourdan, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Casey Wright (SG), Brian Peck (SF), John Houseknecht (C) Richard Millan, Joel Costello, Ian Lantz | |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (PG), Derek Foster (SF), George Mitchell (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Edward Dubin, Dennis Kerr | |
| 15:58 | UTEP | Tim Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 15:58 | UTEP | Tim Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Rhine (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Casey Wright (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Brian Peck (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Jourdan (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Houseknecht (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Adam Chiaramonte (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Tinch (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. SF - Derek Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - George Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | East Carolina | Brian Peck misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 15:45 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 15:41 | UTEP | Edward Tinch clanks a runner from the left block | 36-48 |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | David Jourdan pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 15:33 | East Carolina | Brian Peck knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Casey Wright | 39-48 |
| 15:20 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte can't finish the layup | 39-48 |
| 15:19 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to David Jourdan | 39-48 |
| 14:56 | East Carolina | Tim Crawford steals it from Brian Peck | 39-48 |
| 14:34 | UTEP | David Jourdan steals the ball from Tim Crawford | 39-48 |
| 14:17 | East Carolina | Casey Wright misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-48 |
| 14:16 | UTEP | Derek Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 13:47 | UTEP | Edward Tinch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | David Jourdan pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 13:40 | East Carolina | Tim Crawford steals the ball from Brian Peck | 39-48 |
| 13:22 | UTEP | Brian Peck takes the ball from Derek Foster | 39-48 |
| 13:08 | East Carolina | Casey Wright misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-48 |
| 13:07 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Edward Tinch | 39-48 |
| 12:46 | UTEP | Derek Foster misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by James Rhine - foul #1 on James Rhine, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Millan (PG), Nicholas Farley (SG), Joel Costello (SF), Ian Lantz (PF), James Loeffler (C) James Rhine, Casey Wright, Brian Peck, David Jourdan, John Houseknecht | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Edward Dubin (SG), Carlos Strode (PF) Adam Chiaramonte, Edward Tinch, George Mitchell | |
| 12:46 | UTEP | Derek Foster makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 12:46 | UTEP | Derek Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | James Loeffler grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 12:28 | East Carolina | Richard Millan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dennis Kerr (C) Derek Foster | |
| 12:05 | UTEP | Tim Crawford misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-49 |
| 12:04 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler tips it back up and in | 39-51 |
| 11:51 | East Carolina | Joel Costello throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Millan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Farley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joel Costello (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ian Lantz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Loeffler (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Dubin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tim Crawford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Carlos Strode (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Kerr (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | UTEP | Carlos Strode comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 11:27 | UTEP | Tim Crawford misses the tip | 39-51 |
| 11:25 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| 11:21 | East Carolina | James Loeffler is fouled on the floor by Dennis Kerr - foul #1 on Dennis Kerr, team foul #2 | 39-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Derek Foster (SF) Tim Crawford | |
| 11:12 | East Carolina | Carlos Strode is called for the reach on Richard Millan - foul #1 on Carlos Strode, team foul #3 | 39-51 |
| 10:54 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-51 |
| 10:53 | UTEP | Dennis Kerr grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 10:36 | UTEP | Edward Dubin scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlos Strode | 39-54 |
| 10:17 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Millan | 41-54 |
| 09:51 | UTEP | Edward Dubin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Derek Foster | 41-56 |
| 09:40 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Nicholas Farley | 44-56 |
| 09:17 | UTEP | Carlos Strode loses the dribble to James Loeffler | 44-56 |
| 08:56 | East Carolina | Joel Costello is whistled for a carry | 44-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Rhine (PG), Casey Wright (SG), Brian Peck (SF), David Jourdan (PF), John Houseknecht (C) Richard Millan, Nicholas Farley, Joel Costello, Ian Lantz, James Loeffler | |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (PG), Edward Tinch (SF), Tim Crawford (PF), George Mitchell (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Derek Foster, Carlos Strode, Dennis Kerr | |
| 08:38 | UTEP | Edward Tinch is hacked by Brian Peck - foul #3 on Brian Peck, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| 08:17 | UTEP | Tim Crawford misses the easy layup | 44-56 |
| 08:15 | East Carolina | Casey Wright pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | Casey Wright clanks a driving attempt from close range | 44-56 |
| 08:06 | East Carolina | Brian Peck can't tip it in | 44-56 |
| 08:05 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Edward Dubin | 44-56 |
| 07:46 | UTEP | Edward Dubin drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Adam Chiaramonte | 44-59 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Rhine (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Casey Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Peck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Jourdan (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Houseknecht (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Adam Chiaramonte (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Dubin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Tinch (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Crawford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - George Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 07:31 | East Carolina | David Jourdan loses the dribble to Edward Dubin | 44-59 |
| 07:14 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 44-59 |
| 07:12 | UTEP | George Mitchell misses the tip | 44-59 |
| 07:10 | UTEP | George Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 44-59 |
| 06:49 | UTEP | Tim Crawford loses the dribble to David Jourdan | 44-59 |
| 06:44 | East Carolina | Brian Peck is fouled on the floor by Edward Tinch - foul #3 on Edward Tinch, team foul #4 | 44-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Millan (PG), Ian Lantz (PF) James Rhine, John Houseknecht | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Carlos Strode (PF) Adam Chiaramonte, Edward Dubin | |
| 06:32 | East Carolina | David Jourdan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 06:31 | East Carolina | Richard Millan grabs the offensive board | 44-59 |
| 06:19 | East Carolina | Carlos Strode swats the layup by David Jourdan | 44-59 |
| 06:18 | UTEP | George Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 05:56 | UTEP | Edward Tinch scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Carlos Strode | 44-62 |
| 05:40 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-62 |
| 05:39 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Tim Crawford | 44-62 |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Edward Tinch connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dewitt Wheeler | 44-64 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Casey Wright misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 44-64 |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Brian Peck snags the offensive board | 44-64 |
| 04:49 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz misses the 3 from the right corner | 44-64 |
| 04:48 | UTEP | Tim Crawford pulls down the rebound | 44-64 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Edward Tinch's layup is rejected by David Jourdan | 44-64 |
| 04:23 | UTEP | George Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 44-66 |
| 04:18 | East Carolina | Dewitt Wheeler picks off the pass by Brian Peck | 44-66 |
| 04:14 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler lays it in | 44-68 |
| 04:05 | East Carolina | Casey Wright makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Jourdan | 47-68 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Carlos Strode misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-68 |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Brian Peck | 47-68 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Millan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Casey Wright (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Peck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ian Lantz (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - David Jourdan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Tinch (tiring) 24 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Tim Crawford (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Carlos Strode (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - George Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:36 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Richard Millan | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:09 | UTEP | Tim Crawford buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Edward Tinch | 49-70 |
| 03:05 | East Carolina | Richard Millan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-70 |
| 03:03 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Tim Crawford | 49-70 |
| 02:36 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Edward Tinch and the foul's on Ian Lantz - foul #2 on Ian Lantz, team foul #5 | 49-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Rhine (PG), Nicholas Farley (SG), Joel Costello (SF), Rocco Romano (PF), James Loeffler (C) Richard Millan, Casey Wright, Brian Peck, Ian Lantz, David Jourdan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (PG), Edward Dubin (SG), Derek Foster (SF), Dennis Kerr (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Edward Tinch, Tim Crawford, George Mitchell | |
| 02:36 | UTEP | Carlos Strode makes the free throw | 49-73 |
| 02:19 | East Carolina | Dennis Kerr is called for the reach on James Rhine - foul #2 on Dennis Kerr, team foul #5 | 49-73 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gene McFatter (PF) Carlos Strode | |
| 02:12 | East Carolina | James Loeffler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 49-73 |
| 02:11 | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley misses the tip | 49-73 |
| 02:09 | UTEP | Dennis Kerr snags the defensive board | 49-73 |
| 01:46 | UTEP | Gene McFatter misses badly on a runner near the basket | 49-73 |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Rocco Romano | 49-73 |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley drills a runner in the lane | 51-73 |
| 01:25 | UTEP | Edward Dubin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-73 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Jourdan (PF) Rocco Romano | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Edward Tinch (SG), Carlos Strode (PF), George Mitchell (C) Adam Chiaramonte, Edward Dubin, Gene McFatter, Dennis Kerr | |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | David Jourdan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on George Mitchell - foul #1 on George Mitchell, team foul #6 | 51-73 |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | David Jourdan makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | David Jourdan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| 00:48 | UTEP | Derek Foster comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-73 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | David Jourdan gets the rebound | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | James Rhine misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-73 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | James Loeffler tips it back up and in | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Edward Tinch makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dewitt Wheeler | 55-75 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Derek Foster is called for the reach on Joel Costello - foul #1 on Derek Foster, team foul #7 | 55-75 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Joel Costello misses the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | George Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 55-75 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler runs out the clock | 55-75 |