| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Marty Doyle (fresh) SG - Robert Eastin (fresh) SF - Mack Powell (fresh) PF - Curt Little (fresh) C - Robert Lowe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - William Sias (fresh) SG - William Halley (fresh) SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) PF - Lee Wall (fresh) C - Michael Friend (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Curt Little wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | UTEP | Marty Doyle misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | UTEP | Curt Little grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | UTEP | Curt Little's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Sobel | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | East Carolina | Lee Wall grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | East Carolina | William Sias hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | East Carolina | Michael Friend grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | East Carolina | William Sias misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Lowe | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | UTEP | Curt Little misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lee Wall - foul #1 on Lee Wall, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | UTEP | Curt Little misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | UTEP | Curt Little makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:34 | East Carolina | Michael Friend's layup is rejected by Curt Little | 1-0 |
| 18:32 | UTEP | Robert Lowe gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:27 | UTEP | Mack Powell misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 1-0 |
| 18:25 | UTEP | Robert Lowe can't tip it in | 1-0 |
| 18:24 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to William Halley | 1-0 |
| 18:20 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Friend | 1-2 |
| 18:10 | UTEP | Joseph Sobel steals it from Marty Doyle | 1-2 |
| 18:06 | East Carolina | William Sias lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Sobel | 1-4 |
| 17:49 | UTEP | William Sias is called for the reach on Mack Powell - foul #1 on William Sias, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Beaman (PG), Raymond Copeland (SG), Kevin Landreth (SF), Raymond Russell (C) Marty Doyle, Robert Eastin, Mack Powell, Robert Lowe | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:34 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 1-4 |
| 17:33 | East Carolina | Michael Friend gets the rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:27 | East Carolina | William Sias connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Sobel | 1-7 |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Raymond Copeland misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 1-7 |
| 17:10 | East Carolina | Lee Wall snags the defensive board | 1-7 |
| 17:06 | East Carolina | Michael Friend throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Lowe (C) Curt Little | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SG), Chance Weedman (SF), Herman Wille (PF), Francis Williams (C) William Halley, Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall, Michael Friend | |
| 16:51 | UTEP | Robert Lowe loses the dribble to Chance Weedman | 1-7 |
| 16:33 | East Carolina | Kevin Landreth is called for the reach on Herman Wille - foul #1 on Kevin Landreth, team foul #1 | 1-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | Woodrow Jones (PG), Robert Eastin (SG), Mack Powell (SF) James Beaman, Raymond Copeland, Raymond Russell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Wood (SG) William Sias | |
| 16:14 | East Carolina | David Robinson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 1-7 |
| 16:13 | East Carolina | Francis Williams hits the follow up shot | 1-9 |
| 16:09 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-9 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curt Little (PF) Kevin Landreth | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel (SF), Lee Wall (PF) Chance Weedman, Herman Wille | |
| 16:07 | East Carolina | Mack Powell is called for the reach on David Robinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mack Powell, team foul #2 | 1-9 |
| 15:50 | East Carolina | David Robinson is fouled on the floor by Curt Little - foul #1 on Curt Little, team foul #3 | 1-9 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Halley (SG), Michael Friend (C) Michael Wood, Francis Williams | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Woodrow Jones (fresh) SG - Robert Eastin (fresh) SF - Mack Powell (fresh) PF - Curt Little (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Lowe (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - David Robinson (fresh) SG - William Halley (fresh) SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Friend (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | East Carolina | David Robinson misses long on an open jumper from the left block | 1-9 |
| 15:39 | UTEP | Robert Lowe snags the defensive board | 1-9 |
| 15:23 | UTEP | William Halley is called for the reach on Robert Lowe - foul #1 on William Halley, team foul #3 | 1-9 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), James Beaman (SG), Raymond Russell (C) Woodrow Jones, Robert Eastin, Robert Lowe | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Sias (PG) David Robinson | |
| 15:16 | UTEP | James Beaman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 1-9 |
| 15:15 | UTEP | Mack Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-9 |
| 14:58 | UTEP | Curt Little drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Marty Doyle | 3-9 |
| 14:52 | East Carolina | William Halley misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-9 |
| 14:51 | UTEP | Curt Little gets the rebound | 3-9 |
| 14:38 | UTEP | Michael Friend steps in front of the Raymond Russell pass | 3-9 |
| 14:32 | East Carolina | Michael Friend loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-9 |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Copeland (PG), Woodrow Jones (SG), Kevin Landreth (SF) Marty Doyle, James Beaman, Mack Powell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Wood (SG), Chance Weedman (SF), Herman Wille (PF), Francis Williams (C) William Halley, Joseph Sobel, Lee Wall, Michael Friend | |
| 14:13 | UTEP | Woodrow Jones misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 3-9 |
| 14:11 | UTEP | Curt Little grabs the offensive board | 3-9 |
| 13:54 | UTEP | Raymond Copeland misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-9 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Woodrow Jones tips it in | 5-9 |
| 13:41 | East Carolina | William Sias can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 13:40 | UTEP | Raymond Russell snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 13:26 | UTEP | Woodrow Jones scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Copeland | 8-9 |
| 13:15 | East Carolina | Herman Wille is denied on a dunk by Raymond Russell | 8-9 |
| 13:13 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Woodrow Jones | 8-9 |
| 12:57 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth misses the lay-in | 8-9 |
| 12:56 | East Carolina | Francis Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:50 | East Carolina | Herman Wille buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Chance Weedman | 8-11 |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth lays it up and in and he's hacked by Chance Weedman - foul #1 on Chance Weedman, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Robert Eastin (SG), Robert Lowe (C) Raymond Copeland, Woodrow Jones, Raymond Russell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (PG), William Halley (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Lee Wall (PF), Michael Friend (C) William Sias, Michael Wood, Chance Weedman, Herman Wille, Francis Williams | |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth makes the free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:08 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Joseph Sobel is blocked by Curt Little | 11-11 |
| 12:07 | East Carolina | David Robinson tips it home | 11-13 |
| 11:46 | UTEP | Curt Little steps out of bounds on the baseline | 11-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mack Powell (SF) Kevin Landreth | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Marty Doyle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Eastin (fresh) SF - Mack Powell (fresh) PF - Curt Little (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Lowe (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - David Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Halley (fresh) SF - Joseph Sobel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Friend (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | East Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Sobel is blocked by Curt Little | 11-13 |
| 11:36 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Curt Little | 11-13 |
| 11:22 | UTEP | Marty Doyle makes the 3 from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 11:15 | East Carolina | David Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Curt Little - foul #2 on Curt Little, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Beaman (PG), Raymond Russell (PF) Marty Doyle, Curt Little | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:50 | East Carolina | Michael Friend misses the lay-in | 14-13 |
| 10:49 | UTEP | Robert Eastin pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:33 | UTEP | Joseph Sobel is called for the reach on James Beaman - foul #1 on Joseph Sobel, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Sias (PG), Michael Wood (SG), Herman Wille (PF) David Robinson, William Halley, Lee Wall | |
| 10:23 | UTEP | Robert Eastin is called for traveling | 14-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG) Robert Eastin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | Michael Friend's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| 10:03 | UTEP | Raymond Russell scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-13 |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | William Sias is fouled in the backcourt by Marty Doyle - foul #1 on Marty Doyle, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| 09:45 | East Carolina | Herman Wille comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 09:44 | East Carolina | Michael Friend grabs the offensive board | 16-13 |
| 09:26 | East Carolina | Michael Friend banks in the wide open layup | 16-15 |
| 09:00 | UTEP | Mack Powell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Friend - foul #1 on Michael Friend, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Woodrow Jones (PG), Robert Eastin (SG), Kevin Landreth (PF) Marty Doyle, James Beaman, Raymond Russell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (PG), William Halley (SG), Chance Weedman (SF), Lee Wall (PF), Francis Williams (C) William Sias, Michael Wood, Joseph Sobel, Herman Wille, Michael Friend | |
| 09:00 | UTEP | Mack Powell makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:00 | UTEP | Mack Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:31 | East Carolina | Chance Weedman blows the dunk | 18-15 |
| 08:29 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:18 | UTEP | William Halley swats the shot by Robert Lowe | 18-15 |
| 08:16 | UTEP | Robert Lowe grabs the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Mack Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Copeland (PG), Raymond Russell (PF) Robert Eastin, Mack Powell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Friend (C) Francis Williams | |
| 07:44 | East Carolina | Chance Weedman is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Robinson | 18-18 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Raymond Copeland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Woodrow Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Landreth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Russell (tiring) 2 pts. C - Robert Lowe (tired) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - David Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Halley (fairly fresh) SF - Chance Weedman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lee Wall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Friend (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | UTEP | Raymond Russell misses the shot from the right side | 18-18 |
| 07:29 | East Carolina | Lee Wall pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 07:23 | East Carolina | Lee Wall hits a shot from close range on a great pass from David Robinson | 18-20 |
| 07:06 | UTEP | Woodrow Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-20 |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | Lee Wall grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 06:59 | East Carolina | David Robinson is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 18-20 |
| 06:57 | East Carolina | Chance Weedman gets the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Michael Friend is fouled on the floor by Robert Lowe - foul #1 on Robert Lowe, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Beaman (PG), Robert Eastin (SG), Mack Powell (SF) Raymond Copeland, Woodrow Jones, Robert Lowe | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Sias (PG), Michael Wood (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Herman Wille (PF), Francis Williams (C) David Robinson, William Halley, Chance Weedman, Lee Wall, Michael Friend | |
| 06:28 | East Carolina | Francis Williams travels with the ball | 18-20 |
| 06:14 | UTEP | Raymond Russell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Herman Wille - foul #1 on Herman Wille, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| 06:14 | UTEP | Raymond Russell makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:14 | UTEP | Raymond Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Kevin Landreth steals it from William Sias in the backcourt | 20-20 |
| 05:58 | UTEP | Mack Powell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 05:57 | UTEP | Raymond Russell grabs the offensive board | 20-20 |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Robert Eastin is fouled on the floor by Herman Wille - foul #2 on Herman Wille, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Robert Lowe (C) James Beaman, Kevin Landreth | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lee Wall (PF), Michael Friend (C) Herman Wille, Francis Williams | |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Robert Eastin makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Robert Eastin misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:44 | East Carolina | Michael Friend pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 05:26 | East Carolina | Mack Powell is called for the reach on William Sias - foul #2 on Mack Powell, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kevin Landreth (SF) Mack Powell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:26 | East Carolina | William Sias makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:26 | East Carolina | William Sias makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:12 | UTEP | Marty Doyle misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-22 |
| 05:10 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth grabs the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 05:04 | UTEP | Marty Doyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Copeland (SG) Robert Eastin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Halley (SG) Michael Wood | |
| 04:35 | East Carolina | William Halley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-22 |
| 04:33 | UTEP | Marty Doyle snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 04:26 | UTEP | Marty Doyle misses long on a shot from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 04:25 | East Carolina | Michael Friend grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 04:23 | East Carolina | William Halley is hacked by Raymond Copeland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Copeland, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Beaman (PG), Robert Eastin (SG) Marty Doyle, Raymond Copeland | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (SF), Francis Williams (C) Joseph Sobel, Michael Friend | |
| 04:23 | East Carolina | William Halley makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 04:23 | East Carolina | William Halley misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 04:23 | UTEP | Raymond Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 03:56 | UTEP | Robert Eastin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-23 |
| 03:55 | East Carolina | Lee Wall snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 03:50 | East Carolina | David Robinson's pass is intercepted by Raymond Russell | 21-23 |
| 03:26 | UTEP | Robert Eastin hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Beaman | 23-23 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Beaman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Eastin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Landreth (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Russell (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lowe (very tired) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - William Sias (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Halley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Wall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Francis Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | East Carolina | Lee Wall drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from William Halley | 23-25 |
| 03:02 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth is hacked by David Robinson - foul #1 on David Robinson, team foul #9 | 23-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Copeland (PG), Woodrow Jones (SG), Mack Powell (SF), Curt Little (PF) James Beaman, Robert Eastin, Raymond Russell, Robert Lowe | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Wood (SG), Chance Weedman (SF), Herman Wille (PF), Michael Friend (C) William Halley, David Robinson, Lee Wall, Francis Williams | |
| 03:02 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:02 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:00 | East Carolina | Woodrow Jones steals the ball from Michael Wood in the backcourt | 25-25 |
| 02:51 | UTEP | Kevin Landreth clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | William Sias gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | William Sias misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 02:44 | UTEP | Curt Little pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 02:39 | UTEP | Woodrow Jones clanks a floater from the left side | 25-25 |
| 02:38 | East Carolina | Michael Friend grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Raymond Copeland steps in front of the Herman Wille pass | 25-25 |
| 02:20 | UTEP | Raymond Copeland travels with the ball | 25-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marty Doyle (PG), Robert Lowe (C) Raymond Copeland, Kevin Landreth | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:07 | East Carolina | Herman Wille comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 02:06 | East Carolina | William Sias grabs the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 01:53 | East Carolina | Herman Wille comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 01:52 | UTEP | Mack Powell pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 01:35 | UTEP | Marty Doyle connects on the 3 from straight away | 28-25 |
| 01:33 | East Carolina | Woodrow Jones steals the ball from William Sias in the backcourt | 28-25 |
| 01:14 | UTEP | Robert Lowe hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 28-25 |
| 01:12 | East Carolina | Michael Friend pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 01:06 | East Carolina | Michael Friend is wide open but clanks a runner near the basket | 28-25 |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | Michael Wood misses the tip | 28-25 |
| 01:02 | UTEP | Marty Doyle grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Marty Doyle hits a jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by William Sias - foul #2 on William Sias, team foul #10 | 30-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | Raymond Copeland (SG), James Beaman (SF), Raymond Russell (C) Woodrow Jones, Mack Powell, Robert Lowe | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Robinson (PG), William Halley (SG), Joseph Sobel (SF), Lee Wall (PF), Francis Williams (C) William Sias, Michael Wood, Chance Weedman, Herman Wille, Michael Friend | |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Marty Doyle makes the free throw | 31-25 |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | Francis Williams is hacked by Raymond Russell - foul #1 on Raymond Russell, team foul #9 | 31-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mack Powell (SF) Marty Doyle | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | Francis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | Francis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Curt Little hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Mack Powell and he's fouled by William Halley - foul #2 on William Halley, team foul #11 | 33-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Eastin (SG), Kevin Landreth (C) Raymond Copeland, Raymond Russell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Curt Little makes the free throw | 34-27 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Joseph Sobel can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 34-27 |