| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Joey Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Cowart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Albert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Nelson Levron (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nigel Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Harrington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Gerace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Schlegel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Howard Brookover (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Robert Albert inbounds the ball | 40-45 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | UTEP | Nelson Levron clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Roger Gerace - foul #2 on Roger Gerace, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| 19:44 | UTEP | Nelson Levron makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 19:44 | UTEP | Nelson Levron makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 19:27 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler connects on the 3 from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 19:12 | UTEP | Nelson Levron misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 19:11 | UTEP | Michael Brown tips it in | 44-48 |
| 19:09 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Michael Brown's pass is intercepted by Thomas Harrington | 44-48 |
| 18:49 | East Carolina | Nelson Levron steps in front of the Roger Gerace pass | 44-48 |
| 18:41 | UTEP | Timothy Cowart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 18:40 | UTEP | Timothy Cowart grabs the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 18:23 | UTEP | Joey Thomas misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 18:22 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 18:18 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover is hacked by Joey Thomas - foul #3 on Joey Thomas, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Leon Vowels (PG), Norman Wright (SG), Michael Kozak (SF) Joey Thomas, Timothy Cowart, Robert Albert | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Bradley (PG), Brian Bennett (SG), Tyrone Pierce (SF), Timothy Province (PF), Richard Brown (C) Nigel Butler, Thomas Harrington, Roger Gerace, Stephen Schlegel, Howard Brookover | |
| 18:03 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 17:44 | UTEP | Norman Wright misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 17:43 | East Carolina | Richard Brown pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 17:41 | East Carolina | Leon Vowels steals it from Brian Bennett in the backcourt | 44-51 |
| 17:24 | UTEP | Tyrone Pierce takes the ball from Leon Vowels | 44-51 |
| 17:20 | East Carolina | Norman Wright picks off the pass by Brian Bennett in the backcourt | 44-51 |
| 17:19 | UTEP | Norman Wright hits the finger roll | 46-51 |
| 16:56 | East Carolina | Timothy Province misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Kozak - foul #2 on Michael Kozak, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard (SG), James Carter (SF), Robert Albert (C) Norman Wright, Michael Kozak, Nelson Levron | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nigel Butler (PG), Roger Gerace (SF), Stephen Schlegel (PF) Joe Bradley, Tyrone Pierce, Richard Brown | |
| 16:56 | East Carolina | Timothy Province makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 16:56 | East Carolina | Timothy Province makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 16:41 | UTEP | Leon Vowels misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 16:40 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 16:36 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #3 | 46-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Timothy Cowart (SG) Joshua Pritchard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington (SG), Howard Brookover (C) Brian Bennett, Timothy Province | |
| 16:36 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 16:36 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 16:20 | UTEP | Michael Brown travels with the ball | 46-55 |
| 15:57 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-55 |
| 15:56 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler tips it back up and in | 46-57 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Leon Vowels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Cowart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Carter (fresh) PF - Michael Brown (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Albert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nigel Butler (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Harrington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Gerace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Schlegel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Howard Brookover (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | UTEP | Howard Brookover blocks the short jumper by James Carter | 46-57 |
| 15:34 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 15:30 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace is fouled on the floor by Robert Albert - foul #1 on Robert Albert, team foul #4 | 46-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joey Thomas (PG), Norman Wright (SG), William Harbuck (SF), Nelson Levron (C) Leon Vowels, Timothy Cowart, James Carter, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Bradley (SG), Marvin Greenwood (SF), Richard Brown (C) Thomas Harrington, Roger Gerace, Howard Brookover | |
| 15:25 | East Carolina | Richard Brown misses the wide open floater in the paint | 46-57 |
| 15:23 | East Carolina | Richard Brown tips it in | 46-59 |
| 15:16 | UTEP | Robert Albert lays it in and he's hacked by Marvin Greenwood - foul #1 on Marvin Greenwood, team foul #2 | 48-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Kozak (C) Nelson Levron | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Bennett (SG) Nigel Butler | |
| 15:16 | UTEP | Robert Albert makes the free throw | 49-59 |
| 15:06 | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Brian Bennett | 49-62 |
| 14:52 | UTEP | William Harbuck misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Marvin Greenwood - foul #2 on Marvin Greenwood, team foul #3 | 49-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Nelson Levron (C) Robert Albert | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tyrone Pierce (SF), Timothy Province (PF) Marvin Greenwood, Stephen Schlegel | |
| 14:52 | UTEP | William Harbuck makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 14:52 | UTEP | William Harbuck misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 14:52 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| 14:41 | East Carolina | Joe Bradley can't finish the layup | 50-62 |
| 14:40 | UTEP | Joey Thomas gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 14:36 | UTEP | Norman Wright drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 14:10 | East Carolina | Timothy Province throws it down on a great pass from Tyrone Pierce | 53-64 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | William Harbuck hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-64 |
| 13:51 | East Carolina | Richard Brown snags the defensive board | 53-64 |
| 13:47 | East Carolina | Joe Bradley is hacked by Joey Thomas - foul #4 on Joey Thomas, team foul #5 | 53-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Leon Vowels (PG), Timothy Cowart (SG), Michael Brown (PF) Joey Thomas, Norman Wright, Michael Kozak | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nigel Butler (PG), Thomas Harrington (SG), Roger Gerace (SF), Stephen Schlegel (PF), Howard Brookover (C) Joe Bradley, Brian Bennett, Tyrone Pierce, Timothy Province, Richard Brown | |
| 13:34 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover misses short on a runner from the right block | 53-64 |
| 13:33 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel snags the offensive board | 53-64 |
| 13:16 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler hits a floater from the baseline set up by Thomas Harrington | 53-66 |
| 13:07 | UTEP | William Harbuck misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-66 |
| 13:05 | UTEP | Michael Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 12:47 | UTEP | Timothy Cowart misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Stephen Schlegel - foul #2 on Stephen Schlegel, team foul #4 | 53-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Carter (SF), Robert Albert (C) William Harbuck, Nelson Levron | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:47 | UTEP | Timothy Cowart makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 12:47 | UTEP | Timothy Cowart misses the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 12:47 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover snags the defensive board | 54-66 |
| 12:24 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 54-66 |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington gets the offensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 12:06 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace buries a jump hook in the paint | 54-68 |
| 11:53 | UTEP | Timothy Cowart hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Leon Vowels and he's hacked by Thomas Harrington - foul #3 on Thomas Harrington, team foul #5 | 57-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Norman Wright (PG), William Harbuck (SF) Leon Vowels, James Carter | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Bradley (PG), Brian Bennett (SG), Marvin Greenwood (SF), Timothy Province (C) Nigel Butler, Thomas Harrington, Roger Gerace, Howard Brookover | |
| 11:53 | UTEP | Timothy Cowart misses the free throw | 57-68 |
| 11:53 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel grabs the board | 57-68 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Norman Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Cowart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Harbuck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Brown (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Albert (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Joe Bradley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marvin Greenwood (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Schlegel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Province (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:49 | East Carolina | Norman Wright is called for the reach on Joe Bradley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Wright, team foul #6 | 57-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard (SG), Nelson Levron (C) Timothy Cowart, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:29 | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood misses short on a 3 from straight away | 57-68 |
| 11:27 | UTEP | Robert Albert grabs the board | 57-68 |
| 11:10 | UTEP | Joe Bradley steals the ball from Norman Wright | 57-68 |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | William Harbuck takes the ball from Timothy Province in the backcourt | 57-68 |
| 10:48 | UTEP | The jump hook by Nelson Levron is blocked by Stephen Schlegel | 57-68 |
| 10:46 | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| 10:42 | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Norman Wright - foul #2 on Norman Wright, team foul #7 | 57-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Leon Vowels (PG), Timothy Cowart (SG), James Carter (SF), Michael Brown (PF), Michael Kozak (C) Norman Wright, Joshua Pritchard, William Harbuck, Robert Albert, Nelson Levron | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nigel Butler (PG), Roger Gerace (SF), Tyrone Pierce (PF), Richard Brown (C) Joe Bradley, Brian Bennett, Stephen Schlegel, Timothy Province | |
| 10:42 | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 10:42 | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood misses the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 10:42 | UTEP | Timothy Cowart snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| 10:16 | UTEP | Michael Kozak drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Timothy Cowart | 59-69 |
| 09:54 | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood travels with the ball | 59-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Harbuck (SF) James Carter | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington (SG) Marvin Greenwood | |
| 09:42 | UTEP | Leon Vowels connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-69 |
| 09:27 | East Carolina | Tyrone Pierce is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Tyrone Pierce, team foul #6 | 62-69 |
| Subs | UTEP | Norman Wright (PG), Nelson Levron (C) Leon Vowels, Michael Kozak | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Bradley (PG), Brian Bennett (SF), Howard Brookover (C) Nigel Butler, Roger Gerace, Richard Brown | |
| 09:08 | UTEP | William Harbuck clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 62-69 |
| 09:06 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 09:00 | East Carolina | William Harbuck steals the ball from Brian Bennett | 62-69 |
| 08:54 | UTEP | Timothy Cowart connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Norman Wright | 64-69 |
| 08:37 | East Carolina | Tyrone Pierce makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Harrington | 64-71 |
| 08:15 | UTEP | Nelson Levron banks in the layup | 66-71 |
| 08:12 | East Carolina | Joe Bradley's pass is intercepted by Norman Wright in the backcourt | 66-71 |
| 07:52 | UTEP | Norman Wright drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Harbuck | 68-71 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Norman Wright (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Timothy Cowart (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Harbuck (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Brown (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Nelson Levron (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Joe Bradley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Harrington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brian Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Tyrone Pierce (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Brookover (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:47 | East Carolina | Nelson Levron is called for the reach on Howard Brookover - foul #1 on Nelson Levron, team foul #8 | 68-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joey Thomas (PG), Joshua Pritchard (SG), James Carter (SF), Michael Kozak (PF), Robert Albert (C) Norman Wright, Timothy Cowart, William Harbuck, Michael Brown, Nelson Levron | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nigel Butler (PG), Roger Gerace (SF), Timothy Province (PF) Joe Bradley, Brian Bennett, Tyrone Pierce | |
| 07:47 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 07:47 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard grabs the defensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 07:31 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-71 |
| 07:29 | East Carolina | Timothy Province snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| 07:23 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by James Carter - foul #1 on James Carter, team foul #9 | 68-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood (SG), Richard Brown (C) Thomas Harrington, Howard Brookover | |
| 07:23 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 07:23 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 07:13 | UTEP | Michael Kozak comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Timothy Province - foul #1 on Timothy Province, team foul #7 | 68-72 |
| 07:13 | UTEP | Michael Kozak makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 07:13 | UTEP | Michael Kozak makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 07:02 | East Carolina | Richard Brown lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Nigel Butler | 70-74 |
| 06:57 | UTEP | Michael Kozak knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-74 |
| 06:37 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Marvin Greenwood | 73-76 |
| 06:14 | UTEP | Michael Kozak hits a floater in the paint | 75-76 |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Pritchard - foul #2 on Joshua Pritchard, team foul #10 | 75-76 |
| Subs | UTEP | Leon Vowels (SG), William Harbuck (SF), Nelson Levron (C) Joshua Pritchard, James Carter, Michael Kozak | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Bennett (SF), Stephen Schlegel (PF), Howard Brookover (C) Roger Gerace, Timothy Province, Richard Brown | |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood misses the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 06:11 | East Carolina | Marvin Greenwood makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 05:49 | UTEP | Robert Albert hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Marvin Greenwood - foul #3 on Marvin Greenwood, team foul #8 | 75-77 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul McGlory (PG), Joe Bradley (SG) Nigel Butler, Marvin Greenwood | |
| 05:49 | UTEP | Robert Albert misses the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 05:49 | UTEP | Robert Albert misses the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 05:49 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel pulls down the rebound | 75-77 |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory is hacked by Leon Vowels in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leon Vowels, team foul #11 | 75-77 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Brown (PF) Robert Albert | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory misses the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Nelson Levron is fouled on the floor by Howard Brookover - foul #2 on Howard Brookover, team foul #9 | 75-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | Timothy Cowart (SG) Leon Vowels | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Nelson Levron makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Nelson Levron makes the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory double dribbles in the backcourt | 77-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Kozak (C) Nelson Levron | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:13 | UTEP | Joey Thomas drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Cowart and he's hacked by Paul McGlory - foul #1 on Paul McGlory, team foul #10 | 79-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Gerace (SF), Richard Brown (C) Brian Bennett, Howard Brookover | |
| 05:13 | UTEP | Joey Thomas makes the free throw | 80-78 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory is hacked by William Harbuck - foul #4 on William Harbuck, team foul #12 | 80-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington (SG) Joe Bradley | |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory misses the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 04:43 | UTEP | Paul McGlory takes the ball from Joey Thomas | 80-79 |
| 04:40 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington double dribbles in the backcourt | 80-79 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Albert (PF) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nigel Butler (PG), Timothy Province (PF) Paul McGlory, Stephen Schlegel | |
| 04:18 | UTEP | Michael Kozak misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-79 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | William Harbuck tips it in | 82-79 |
| 04:14 | East Carolina | Timothy Cowart is called for the reach on Thomas Harrington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Cowart, team foul #13 | 82-79 |
| Subs | UTEP | Norman Wright (PG), Leon Vowels (SG), Nelson Levron (C) Joey Thomas, Timothy Cowart, Michael Kozak | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Bennett (SF), Stephen Schlegel (PF) Roger Gerace, Richard Brown | |
| 04:14 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-79 |
| 04:14 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 04:14 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington misses the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |
| 04:14 | UTEP | Leon Vowels pulls down the rebound | 82-80 |
| 04:00 | UTEP | William Harbuck scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Norman Wright | 84-80 |
| 03:58 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Wright - foul #3 on Norman Wright, team foul #14 | 84-80 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Carter (SF), Michael Brown (PF) William Harbuck, Robert Albert | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tyrone Pierce (SF) Brian Bennett | |
| 03:58 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler makes the 1st free throw | 84-81 |
| 03:58 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 84-82 |
| 03:51 | UTEP | Timothy Province steals it from James Carter | 84-82 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Leon Vowels (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Wright (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Carter (fresh) PF - Michael Brown (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Nelson Levron (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nigel Butler (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Tyrone Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Schlegel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Timothy Province (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | Leon Vowels steals the ball from Thomas Harrington | 84-82 |
| 03:24 | UTEP | James Carter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leon Vowels | 86-82 |
| 03:03 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Nigel Butler and he's fouled by Nelson Levron - foul #2 on Nelson Levron, team foul #15 | 86-84 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joey Thomas (PG), Joshua Pritchard (SG), William Harbuck (SF), Michael Kozak (PF), Robert Albert (C) Leon Vowels, Norman Wright, James Carter, Michael Brown, Nelson Levron | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Bradley (SG), Roger Gerace (SF), Richard Brown (C) Thomas Harrington, Tyrone Pierce, Timothy Province | |
| 03:03 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel misses the free throw | 86-84 |
| 03:03 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace gets the offensive rebound | 86-84 |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 86-84 |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel grabs the offensive rebound | 86-84 |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-84 |
| Subs | UTEP | Leon Vowels (PG), Norman Wright (SG), James Carter (SF) Joey Thomas, Joshua Pritchard, William Harbuck | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Timothy Province (C) Richard Brown | |
| 02:22 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 86-84 |
| 02:20 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Schlegel | 86-84 |
| 01:56 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Roger Gerace | 86-86 |
| 01:56 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-86 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joey Thomas (PG), Timothy Cowart (SG), William Harbuck (SF), Michael Brown (PF), Nelson Levron (C) Leon Vowels, Norman Wright, James Carter, Michael Kozak, Robert Albert | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington (SG), Howard Brookover (C) Joe Bradley, Timothy Province | |
| 01:30 | UTEP | Timothy Cowart loses the dribble to Howard Brookover | 86-86 |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | William Harbuck is called for the reach on Roger Gerace in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Harbuck, team foul #16 | 86-86 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Albert (SF) William Harbuck | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace makes the 1st free throw | 86-87 |
| 01:28 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace misses the 2nd free throw | 86-87 |
| 01:28 | UTEP | Michael Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 86-87 |
| 01:11 | UTEP | Robert Albert scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 89-87 |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | Roger Gerace is open and scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Nigel Butler | 89-89 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Timothy Cowart misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 89-89 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 89-89 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 89-89 |
| 00:45 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel tips it home | 89-91 |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Nelson Levron misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 89-91 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Brown | 89-91 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 89-91 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Nelson Levron is hacked by Howard Brookover - foul #3 on Howard Brookover, team foul #11 | 89-91 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Nelson Levron misses the 1st free throw | 89-91 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Nelson Levron makes the 2nd free throw | 90-91 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler is hacked by Joey Thomas in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joey Thomas, team foul #17 | 90-91 |
| Subs | UTEP | Leon Vowels (PG) Joey Thomas | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler makes the 1st free throw | 90-92 |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 90-93 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 90-93 |
| 00:01 | UTEP | Timothy Cowart clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 90-93 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Howard Brookover gets the rebound | 90-93 |