| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 5 reb. C - Carl Gibson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Marty Doyle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jared Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Eastin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curt Little (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rosario Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel inbounds the ball | 31-41 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler is fouled in the backcourt by Jared Williams - foul #2 on Jared Williams, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| 19:48 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel connects on the jump hook near the basket | 33-41 |
| 19:20 | UTEP | Robert Eastin scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Jared Williams | 33-43 |
| 19:03 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Tipler | 35-43 |
| 18:50 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Eastin | 35-45 |
| 18:37 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 18:35 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 18:13 | UTEP | Robert Eastin buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Marty Doyle | 35-47 |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses long on a floater from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 18:06 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Rosario Rizzo | 35-47 |
| 18:02 | UTEP | Marty Doyle misses the jumper from the left side | 35-47 |
| 18:01 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 17:55 | East Carolina | Jared Williams steals it from Robert Tipler | 35-47 |
| 17:29 | UTEP | Robert Eastin misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 35-47 |
| 17:28 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo tips it home | 35-49 |
| 17:07 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the wide open 3 from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 16:44 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo is hacked by Carl Gibson - foul #1 on Carl Gibson, team foul #1 | 38-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG), Leroy Hill (SG), David Robinson (SF), Herman Wille (PF), Michael Friend (C) Johnnie Reed, Robert Tipler, Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall, Carl Gibson | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Beaman (PG), Raymond Copeland (SG), Jeffrey Sullivan (SF), Raymond Russell (PF), Kevin Landreth (C) Marty Doyle, Jared Williams, Robert Eastin, Curt Little, Rosario Rizzo | |
| 16:30 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-49 |
| 16:28 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Mark Paulson | 38-49 |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Michael Friend makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Jeffrey Sullivan - foul #3 on Jeffrey Sullivan, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Mack Powell (PF) Jeffrey Sullivan | |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Michael Friend makes the free throw | 41-49 |
| 16:00 | UTEP | James Beaman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 15:58 | East Carolina | Herman Wille grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Paulson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leroy Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Herman Wille (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Friend (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Beaman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Copeland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Landreth (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mack Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Russell (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 41-49 |
| 15:51 | East Carolina | Herman Wille can't tip it in | 41-49 |
| 15:50 | East Carolina | Michael Friend gets the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 15:42 | East Carolina | David Robinson connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 15:36 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-49 |
| 15:35 | UTEP | Raymond Copeland grabs the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 15:20 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Copeland and he's fouled by David Robinson - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #2 | 44-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Lee Wall (PF) Herman Wille, Michael Friend | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jared Williams (SG), Jeffrey Sullivan (SF) Raymond Copeland, Raymond Russell | |
| 15:20 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth misses the free throw | 44-51 |
| 15:20 | East Carolina | Lee Wall snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 14:56 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Johnnie Reed | 46-51 |
| 14:41 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 14:40 | UTEP | Mack Powell grabs the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 14:18 | UTEP | James Beaman steps out of bounds on the baseline | 46-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Tipler (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Michael Friend (C) Mark Paulson, David Robinson, Leroy Hill | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Curt Little (PF), Rosario Rizzo (C) James Beaman, Mack Powell, Kevin Landreth | |
| 14:00 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Johnnie Reed | 49-51 |
| 13:55 | UTEP | Curt Little makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Marty Doyle | 49-53 |
| 13:34 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler is fouled on the floor by Jared Williams - foul #3 on Jared Williams, team foul #3 | 49-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Zaic (PG), Herman Wille (PF) Johnnie Reed, Lee Wall | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Eastin (SF), Raymond Russell (C) Jeffrey Sullivan, Rosario Rizzo | |
| 13:20 | East Carolina | Michael Zaic scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Tipler | 52-53 |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Robert Eastin misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Zaic - foul #2 on Michael Zaic, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG), Carl Gibson (C) Michael Zaic, Michael Friend | |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Copeland (PG), James Beaman (SG), Rosario Rizzo (C) Marty Doyle, Jared Williams, Curt Little | |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Robert Eastin makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Robert Eastin misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 13:00 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 12:58 | East Carolina | James Beaman picks off the pass by Mark Paulson in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| 12:46 | UTEP | Robert Eastin scores on a floater near the basket | 52-56 |
| 12:29 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Paulson and he's hacked by Rosario Rizzo - foul #1 on Rosario Rizzo, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Lee Wall (PF) Mark Paulson, Herman Wille | |
| Subs | UTEP | Curt Little (PF) Raymond Russell | |
| 12:29 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| 12:21 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo misses long on a floater from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 12:20 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 12:13 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson loses the ball out of bounds | 55-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (SG) Robert Tipler | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan (PG), Kevin Landreth (C) Raymond Copeland, Rosario Rizzo | |
| 11:54 | UTEP | Johnnie Reed steals the ball from Curt Little | 55-56 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Johnnie Reed (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Sobel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Wall (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Carl Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jeffrey Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Beaman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Eastin (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curt Little (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Kevin Landreth (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leroy Hill | 57-56 |
| 11:27 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Curt Little | 57-58 |
| 11:25 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed's pass is intercepted by Robert Eastin in the backcourt | 57-58 |
| 11:13 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth buries a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Leroy Hill - foul #1 on Leroy Hill, team foul #4 | 57-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG), Robert Tipler (SG), David Robinson (SF), Michael Friend (PF) Johnnie Reed, Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall, Carl Gibson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Jared Williams (SG), Mack Powell (PF), Rosario Rizzo (C) Jeffrey Sullivan, James Beaman, Robert Eastin, Curt Little | |
| 11:13 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth makes the free throw | 57-61 |
| 10:53 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by David Robinson | 60-61 |
| 10:29 | UTEP | Marty Doyle misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-61 |
| 10:27 | UTEP | Jared Williams tips it in | 60-63 |
| 10:20 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Tipler | 62-63 |
| 10:04 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo hits a shot from close range and he's hacked by Robert Tipler - foul #2 on Robert Tipler, team foul #5 | 62-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Herman Wille (PF), Carl Gibson (C) Mark Paulson, Michael Friend, Leroy Hill | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan (PG), Raymond Copeland (SG), Robert Eastin (SF), Raymond Russell (PF) Marty Doyle, Jared Williams, Kevin Landreth, Mack Powell | |
| 10:04 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo makes the free throw | 62-66 |
| 09:49 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Tipler | 64-66 |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Robert Eastin is fouled on the floor by Robert Tipler - foul #3 on Robert Tipler, team foul #6 | 64-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (SG), Lee Wall (PF) Robert Tipler, David Robinson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Curt Little (PF) Rosario Rizzo | |
| 09:22 | UTEP | Raymond Copeland misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-66 |
| 09:21 | East Carolina | Herman Wille grabs the board | 64-66 |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson misses the easy open layup but he's hacked by Curt Little - foul #1 on Curt Little, team foul #5 | 64-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Beaman (SG) Robert Eastin | |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 09:15 | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 09:04 | UTEP | Raymond Copeland knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Beaman | 65-69 |
| 09:00 | East Carolina | Curt Little is called for the reach on Johnnie Reed in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curt Little, team foul #6 | 65-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel (SF) Lee Wall | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jared Williams (SG), Mack Powell (SF) Raymond Copeland, Jeffrey Sullivan | |
| 08:40 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson is fouled on the floor by Raymond Russell - foul #3 on Raymond Russell, team foul #7 | 65-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lee Wall (PF) Herman Wille | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Robert Eastin (SF) James Beaman, Curt Little | |
| 08:40 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 08:40 | UTEP | Raymond Russell snags the defensive board | 65-69 |
| 08:24 | UTEP | Raymond Russell buries a jumper near the basket set up by Jared Williams | 65-71 |
| 08:12 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lee Wall | 67-71 |
| 07:48 | UTEP | Mack Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (PG), Robert Tipler (SG), David Robinson (SF), Michael Friend (C) Johnnie Reed, Mark Paulson, Joseph Sobel, Carl Gibson | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Beaman (SG), Jeffrey Sullivan (SF), Curt Little (PF), Rosario Rizzo (C) Jared Williams, Robert Eastin, Mack Powell, Raymond Russell | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Leroy Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Wall (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Michael Friend (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Marty Doyle (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Beaman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Curt Little (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Rosario Rizzo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:20 | East Carolina | Michael Friend connects on the floater from the right block set up by Leroy Hill | 69-71 |
| 07:14 | UTEP | Curt Little can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Lee Wall - foul #3 on Lee Wall, team foul #7 | 69-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Herman Wille (PF) Lee Wall | |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Copeland (PG), Kevin Landreth (C) Marty Doyle, Rosario Rizzo | |
| 07:14 | UTEP | Curt Little makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 07:14 | UTEP | Curt Little makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 06:59 | East Carolina | Herman Wille hits a floater from the free throw line | 71-73 |
| 06:31 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth misses short on a runner from close range | 71-73 |
| 06:30 | East Carolina | Herman Wille gets the rebound | 71-73 |
| 06:26 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-73 |
| 06:24 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth gets the rebound | 71-73 |
| 06:03 | UTEP | James Beaman buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Kevin Landreth and he's hacked by Robert Tipler - foul #4 on Robert Tipler, team foul #8 | 71-75 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Lee Wall (PF), Carl Gibson (C) Leroy Hill, David Robinson, Herman Wille, Michael Friend | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jared Williams (SG), Robert Eastin (SF), Raymond Russell (PF), Rosario Rizzo (C) Raymond Copeland, Jeffrey Sullivan, Curt Little, Kevin Landreth | |
| 06:03 | UTEP | James Beaman makes the free throw | 71-76 |
| 05:42 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Joseph Sobel, team foul #9 | 71-76 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (SG) Robert Tipler | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Mack Powell (PF) James Beaman, Raymond Russell | |
| 05:21 | UTEP | The short jumper by Rosario Rizzo is denied by Joseph Sobel | 71-76 |
| 05:20 | UTEP | Mack Powell tips it back up and in | 71-78 |
| 05:02 | East Carolina | Mark Paulson hits the finger roll set up by Johnnie Reed | 73-78 |
| 04:47 | UTEP | Robert Eastin misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 73-78 |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Carl Gibson grabs the board | 73-78 |
| 04:43 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed is hacked by Robert Eastin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Eastin, team foul #8 | 73-78 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Tipler (SG), Leroy Hill (C) Mark Paulson, Carl Gibson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan (PG), Kevin Landreth (PF) Marty Doyle, Mack Powell | |
| 04:43 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 04:43 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 04:25 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth misses the floater near the basket | 75-78 |
| 04:24 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 75-78 |
| 04:19 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-78 |
| 04:18 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo grabs the board | 75-78 |
| 04:11 | UTEP | Leroy Hill picks off the pass by Robert Eastin | 75-78 |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Lee Wall is hacked by Kevin Landreth - foul #3 on Kevin Landreth, team foul #9 | 75-78 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG), David Robinson (SF), Michael Friend (C) Johnnie Reed, Joseph Sobel, Leroy Hill | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Beaman (PG), Curt Little (PF), Raymond Russell (C) Jared Williams, Robert Eastin, Rosario Rizzo | |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Lee Wall makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Lee Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Paulson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tipler (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Wall (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Friend (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Beaman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Landreth (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Curt Little (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Raymond Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Robinson - foul #2 on David Robinson, team foul #10 | 77-78 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Hill (SG), Herman Wille (PF) Robert Tipler, Lee Wall | |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Copeland (PG) Jeffrey Sullivan | |
| 03:28 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth misses the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 03:28 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth misses the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Leroy Hill | 77-78 |
| 03:12 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 77-78 |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Herman Wille tips it but misses | 77-78 |
| 03:09 | East Carolina | Leroy Hill can't tip it in | 77-78 |
| 03:07 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Curt Little | 77-78 |
| 02:51 | UTEP | Raymond Russell lays it up and in | 77-80 |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-80 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed (PG), Robert Tipler (SG) Mark Paulson, Leroy Hill | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Mack Powell (PF) James Beaman, Curt Little | |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | Raymond Copeland is called for the reach on Robert Tipler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Copeland, team foul #10 | 77-80 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Sullivan (PG) Marty Doyle | |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler makes the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Raymond Russell | 78-80 |
| 02:30 | UTEP | Mack Powell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Herman Wille - foul #1 on Herman Wille, team foul #11 | 78-80 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Eastin (SF) Kevin Landreth | |
| 02:30 | UTEP | Mack Powell makes the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 02:30 | UTEP | Mack Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 78-81 |
| 02:30 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Friend | 78-81 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed loses the dribble to Jeffrey Sullivan in the backcourt | 78-81 |
| 02:16 | UTEP | Robert Eastin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-81 |
| 02:14 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler gets the rebound | 78-81 |
| 02:14 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-81 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel (SF), Carl Gibson (C) David Robinson, Herman Wille | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Landreth (C) Mack Powell | |
| 02:12 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Copeland - foul #3 on Raymond Copeland, team foul #11 | 78-81 |
| 02:12 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel makes the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 02:12 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel misses the 2nd free throw | 79-81 |
| 02:12 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth snags the defensive board | 79-81 |
| 02:12 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-81 |
| 01:50 | UTEP | Raymond Copeland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-81 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lee Wall (PF) Michael Friend | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Jared Williams (SG), Curt Little (PF), Rosario Rizzo (C) Jeffrey Sullivan, Raymond Copeland, Raymond Russell, Kevin Landreth | |
| 01:32 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed throws it down on a great pass from Joseph Sobel | 81-81 |
| 01:26 | UTEP | Robert Eastin misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 81-81 |
| 01:24 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler grabs the board | 81-81 |
| 01:12 | East Carolina | Jared Williams steals it from Lee Wall | 81-81 |
| 00:59 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo scores on a turnaround in the lane | 81-83 |
| 00:57 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 81-83 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Robert Eastin knocks in the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Johnnie Reed - foul #3 on Johnnie Reed, team foul #12 | 81-85 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Robert Eastin makes the free throw | 81-86 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | Lee Wall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-86 |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Robert Eastin grabs the board | 81-86 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Robert Eastin is hacked by Johnnie Reed in the backcourt - foul #4 on Johnnie Reed, team foul #13 | 81-86 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Beaman (PG) Marty Doyle | |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Robert Eastin makes the 1st free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Robert Eastin makes the 2nd free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Johnnie Reed comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 81-88 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Jared Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 81-88 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Jared Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Johnnie Reed - foul #5 on Johnnie Reed, team foul #14 | 81-88 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Paulson (PG) Johnnie Reed | |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Russell (PF) Curt Little | |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Jared Williams misses the 1st free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Jared Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 81-89 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-89 |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Paulson | 81-89 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Carl Gibson | 84-89 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Mark Paulson is called for the reach on Rosario Rizzo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Paulson, team foul #15 | 84-89 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Curt Little (PF) Raymond Russell | |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 84-90 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 84-90 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Carl Gibson | 84-90 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Lee Wall is hacked by Curt Little in the backcourt - foul #3 on Curt Little, team foul #12 | 84-90 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG) James Beaman | |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Lee Wall makes the 1st free throw | 85-90 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Lee Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 86-90 |
| 00:01 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo is hacked by Mark Paulson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Paulson, team foul #16 | 86-90 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Beaman (SG) Jared Williams | |
| 00:01 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 86-91 |
| 00:01 | UTEP | Rosario Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 86-92 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Robert Tipler misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 86-92 |