| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jacob Palmer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter New (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Webb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Tinch (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Derek Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Strode (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - George Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Derek Foster inbounds the ball | 21-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | UTEP | Edward Tinch clanks a 3 from the right wing | 21-28 |
| 19:30 | UTEP | George Mitchell tips it back up and in | 21-30 |
| 19:17 | Southern Mississippi | Derek Foster takes the ball from Jacob Palmer | 21-30 |
| 19:13 | UTEP | Derek Foster can't finish the layup | 21-30 |
| 19:12 | Southern Mississippi | Walter New grabs the defensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 19:06 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Allen clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 19:05 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Webb snags the offensive board | 21-30 |
| 18:46 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Allen buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 18:44 | UTEP | Derek Foster's pass is intercepted by Walter New in the backcourt | 24-30 |
| 18:24 | Southern Mississippi | Walter New scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Jacob Palmer | 26-30 |
| 18:04 | UTEP | Derek Foster is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Carlos Strode | 26-32 |
| 17:48 | Southern Mississippi | George Mitchell takes the ball from Jacob Palmer | 26-32 |
| 17:46 | UTEP | Robert Webb takes the ball from Edward Tinch in the backcourt | 26-32 |
| 17:36 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Kennedy buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jacob Palmer | 29-32 |
| 17:07 | UTEP | Derek Foster connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Edward Tinch | 29-35 |
| 16:42 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Allen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 16:41 | UTEP | George Mitchell grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 16:38 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler is hacked by Walter New in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter New, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Lee (PG), Calvin Williams (SG), Matthew Jones (SF), Leroy Elkins (PF), Gary Cuff (C) Jacob Palmer, Ryan Kennedy, Eric Allen, Walter New, Robert Webb | |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (PG), Edward Dubin (SG), Tim Crawford (PF), Dennis Kerr (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Derek Foster, Carlos Strode, George Mitchell | |
| 16:18 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Tim Crawford | 29-37 |
| 15:53 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Cuff jams it | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Franklin Lee (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Calvin Williams (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Matthew Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leroy Elkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Cuff (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Adam Chiaramonte (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Dubin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Tinch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tim Crawford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Kerr (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte is fouled in the backcourt by Franklin Lee - foul #3 on Franklin Lee, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gene McFatter (PF) Edward Tinch | |
| 15:34 | UTEP | Edward Dubin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-37 |
| 15:32 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Jones pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 15:11 | Southern Mississippi | Tim Crawford takes the ball from Calvin Williams | 31-37 |
| 14:49 | UTEP | Tim Crawford misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 14:47 | UTEP | Tim Crawford pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 14:29 | UTEP | Edward Dubin hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 14:28 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Elkins pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 14:12 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Cuff comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Dennis Kerr - foul #2 on Dennis Kerr, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jacob Palmer (PG), Norris Randall (SG), Eric Allen (SF), Walter New (PF) Franklin Lee, Calvin Williams, Matthew Jones, Leroy Elkins | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Edward Tinch (SF) Adam Chiaramonte, Gene McFatter | |
| 14:12 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Cuff misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 14:12 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Cuff misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 14:12 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Tim Crawford | 31-37 |
| 13:47 | UTEP | Jacob Palmer takes the ball from Edward Dubin | 31-37 |
| 13:36 | Southern Mississippi | Norris Randall misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 13:34 | UTEP | Tim Crawford gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 13:31 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler is fouled in the backcourt by Jacob Palmer - foul #3 on Jacob Palmer, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Kennedy (SG), Robert Webb (C) Norris Randall, Gary Cuff | |
| Subs | UTEP | Derek Foster (SF), Carlos Strode (PF), George Mitchell (C) Edward Dubin, Tim Crawford, Dennis Kerr | |
| 13:07 | UTEP | Carlos Strode knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Dewitt Wheeler | 31-39 |
| 12:52 | Southern Mississippi | George Mitchell denies the turnaround by Robert Webb | 31-39 |
| 12:50 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 12:22 | UTEP | Edward Tinch drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dewitt Wheeler | 31-42 |
| 12:01 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Kennedy drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 11:35 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Ryan Kennedy - foul #1 on Ryan Kennedy, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Lee (PG), Calvin Williams (SG), Robert Wagoner (SF), Matthew Jones (PF), Leroy Elkins (C) Jacob Palmer, Ryan Kennedy, Eric Allen, Walter New, Robert Webb | |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (PG), Edward Dubin (SG), Tim Crawford (PF), Dennis Kerr (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Derek Foster, Carlos Strode, George Mitchell | |
| 11:35 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 11:35 | UTEP | Edward Tinch makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Franklin Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Calvin Williams (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Wagoner (fresh) PF - Matthew Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - Leroy Elkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Adam Chiaramonte (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Dubin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Tinch (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Tim Crawford (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Kerr (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:09 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Calvin Williams | 36-43 |
| 10:42 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte is fouled on the floor by Franklin Lee - foul #4 on Franklin Lee, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Cuff (C) Franklin Lee | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gene McFatter (PF) Edward Tinch | |
| 10:21 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-45 |
| 09:58 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Kerr blocks the short jumper by Leroy Elkins | 36-45 |
| 09:56 | UTEP | Gene McFatter grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 09:27 | UTEP | Tim Crawford connects on the open jumper from the right block set up by Adam Chiaramonte | 36-47 |
| 09:01 | Southern Mississippi | Gene McFatter blocks the jumper by Gary Cuff | 36-47 |
| 09:00 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Williams | 36-47 |
| 08:50 | Southern Mississippi | Adam Chiaramonte steps in front of the Matthew Jones pass | 36-47 |
| 08:39 | UTEP | Edward Dubin is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Edward Dubin, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jacob Palmer (PG), Ryan Kennedy (SG), Eric Allen (SF), Walter New (PF), Robert Webb (C) Leroy Elkins, Calvin Williams, Robert Wagoner, Matthew Jones, Gary Cuff | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Derek Foster (SF), Carlos Strode (PF), George Mitchell (C) Edward Dubin, Tim Crawford, Gene McFatter, Dennis Kerr | |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Kennedy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 08:10 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Webb gets the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Jacob Palmer is whistled for a carry | 36-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Edward Tinch (SG) Adam Chiaramonte | |
| 07:52 | UTEP | Edward Tinch is hacked by Walter New in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter New, team foul #6 | 36-47 |
| 07:38 | UTEP | Carlos Strode misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-47 |
| 07:36 | UTEP | Derek Foster pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 07:09 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 36-47 |
| 07:08 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ryan Kennedy | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jacob Palmer (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Kennedy (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Eric Allen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter New (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Webb (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dewitt Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Tinch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Derek Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Strode (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - George Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:44 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Kennedy loses the dribble to Derek Foster | 36-47 |
| 06:41 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Derek Foster | 36-49 |
| 06:16 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Allen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 06:14 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 06:12 | UTEP | Edward Tinch travels in the backcourt | 36-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Lee (PG), Norris Randall (SG), Matthew Jones (SF), Gary Cuff (C) Jacob Palmer, Ryan Kennedy, Eric Allen, Robert Webb | |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (PG), Edward Dubin (SG), Gene McFatter (PF), Tim Crawford (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Edward Tinch, Carlos Strode, George Mitchell | |
| 06:01 | Southern Mississippi | Norris Randall misses badly on a floater in the lane | 36-49 |
| 05:59 | UTEP | Gene McFatter snags the defensive board | 36-49 |
| 05:39 | UTEP | Derek Foster misses short on an open runner near the basket | 36-49 |
| 05:37 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gary Cuff | 36-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:24 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Cuff double dribbles | 36-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Elkins (PF) Walter New | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dennis Kerr (C) Derek Foster | |
| 05:21 | UTEP | Edward Dubin is hacked by Franklin Lee in the backcourt - foul #5 on Franklin Lee, team foul #7 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jacob Palmer (PG) Franklin Lee | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:21 | UTEP | Edward Dubin misses the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 05:21 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Leroy Elkins | 36-49 |
| 04:56 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Cuff hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jacob Palmer | 38-49 |
| 04:42 | UTEP | Edward Dubin is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Tim Crawford | 38-52 |
| 04:31 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Elkins is hacked by Gene McFatter - foul #3 on Gene McFatter, team foul #3 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Calvin Williams (SG), Eric Allen (SF), Robert Webb (C) Norris Randall, Matthew Jones, Gary Cuff | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Edward Tinch (SG), Carlos Strode (PF), George Mitchell (C) Adam Chiaramonte, Edward Dubin, Gene McFatter, Dennis Kerr | |
| 04:20 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Strode denies the turnaround by Leroy Elkins | 38-52 |
| 04:19 | UTEP | George Mitchell grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 04:00 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Edward Tinch tips it back up and in | 38-54 |
| 03:49 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Elkins knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:43 | UTEP | Edward Tinch is fouled in the backcourt by Jacob Palmer - foul #4 on Jacob Palmer, team foul #8 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Wagoner (SF), Matthew Jones (PF), Gary Cuff (C) Jacob Palmer, Eric Allen, Robert Webb | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:43 | UTEP | Edward Tinch makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 03:43 | UTEP | Edward Tinch misses the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 03:43 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Matthew Jones | 40-55 |
| 03:26 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Wagoner drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leroy Elkins | 42-55 |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte (PG), Edward Dubin (SG), Gene McFatter (PF), Dennis Kerr (C) Dewitt Wheeler, Edward Tinch, Carlos Strode, George Mitchell | |
| 03:16 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Jones misses the 3 from straight away | 42-55 |
| 03:15 | UTEP | Dennis Kerr snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leroy Elkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Calvin Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Robert Wagoner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Cuff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Adam Chiaramonte (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Dubin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tim Crawford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gene McFatter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Kerr (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Gene McFatter is open and buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Dubin | 42-57 |
| 02:26 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Elkins knocks in the floater in the paint | 44-57 |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Gene McFatter is wide open but clanks a runner from close range | 44-57 |
| 02:13 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Matthew Jones | 44-57 |
| 02:04 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Cuff's pass is intercepted by Adam Chiaramonte | 44-57 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Adam Chiaramonte hits the finger roll | 44-59 |
| 01:54 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Elkins is whistled for traveling | 44-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler (PG), Edward Tinch (SG), Derek Foster (SF), Carlos Strode (PF), George Mitchell (C) Adam Chiaramonte, Edward Dubin, Tim Crawford, Gene McFatter, Dennis Kerr | |
| 01:28 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-62 |
| 01:16 | Southern Mississippi | 3 seconds is called on Calvin Williams | 44-62 |
| 01:13 | UTEP | Leroy Elkins is called for the reach on Dewitt Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leroy Elkins, team foul #9 | 44-62 |
| 01:13 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 01:13 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Wagoner | 44-62 |
| 01:01 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Strode denies the turnaround by Gary Cuff | 44-62 |
| 00:59 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Derek Foster | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Carlos Strode misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 44-62 |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | Calvin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Cuff can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-62 |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Jones tips it home | 46-62 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Dewitt Wheeler runs out the clock | 46-62 |