| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jeffery Arends (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Harbuck (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerry Cornman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Aldridge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Weiss (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Paylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Province (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Robert Paylor inbounds the ball | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Weiss | 28-43 |
| 19:20 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge misses badly on a shot from the left block | 28-43 |
| 19:19 | East Carolina | Paul Weiss pulls down the rebound | 28-43 |
| 19:14 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-43 |
| 19:13 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman grabs the defensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 19:08 | UTEP | William Harbuck connects on the fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Brian Bennett - foul #1 on Brian Bennett, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| 19:08 | UTEP | William Harbuck misses the free throw | 30-43 |
| 19:08 | East Carolina | Richard Brown gets the rebound | 30-43 |
| 19:04 | East Carolina | Paul Weiss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-43 |
| 18:42 | UTEP | William Harbuck hits a fadeaway from the right block | 32-43 |
| 18:28 | East Carolina | Timothy Province comes up short on the runner from close range | 32-43 |
| 18:26 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 18:10 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 32-43 |
| 18:09 | East Carolina | Richard Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | Robert Paylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Clifford Negrete (PG), James Carter (SG), Joshua Pritchard (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Robert Jones (C) Jeffery Arends, Terry Gibson, William Harbuck, Jerry Cornman, Matthew Aldridge | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul McGlory (PG), Robert Nold (SF), Lamar Powers (PF), Danny Smith (C) Paul Weiss, Robert Paylor, Richard Brown, Timothy Province | |
| 17:50 | UTEP | James Carter can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 32-43 |
| 17:48 | UTEP | Robert Jones tips it back up and in | 34-43 |
| 17:34 | East Carolina | Robert Nold comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 17:33 | UTEP | James Carter pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 17:08 | UTEP | Robert Jones is fouled on the floor by Lamar Powers - foul #1 on Lamar Powers, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | William Harbuck (SF) Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Raymond Simpson (SF) Brian Bennett | |
| 16:51 | UTEP | Clifford Negrete connects on the shot near the basket set up by William Harbuck | 36-43 |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory is hacked by Joshua Pritchard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Pritchard, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (PG), Terry Gibson (SG), Jerry Cornman (PF), Matthew Aldridge (C) Clifford Negrete, Joshua Pritchard, James Carter, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Weiss (PG), Robert Paylor (SF), Eric Elks (PF) Robert Nold, Raymond Simpson, Danny Smith | |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-43 |
| 16:33 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lisi | 36-43 |
| 16:12 | UTEP | Terry Gibson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 16:10 | East Carolina | Robert Paylor pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:04 | East Carolina | Robert Paylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | Paul Weiss tips it but misses | 36-43 |
| 16:02 | UTEP | Terry Gibson gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Lisi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Gibson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Harbuck (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jerry Cornman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Aldridge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Weiss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul McGlory (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Paylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Elks (fresh) C - Lamar Powers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Paul McGlory - foul #1 on Paul McGlory, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (PG), James Carter (SG), Joshua Pritchard (SF) Kenneth Lisi, Terry Gibson, William Harbuck | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Ventura (PG), Brian Bennett (SG), Raymond Simpson (SF), Richard Brown (PF), Timothy Province (C) Paul Weiss, Paul McGlory, Robert Paylor, Eric Elks, Lamar Powers | |
| 15:48 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 15:48 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Timothy Province misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jeffery Arends - foul #3 on Jeffery Arends, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (C) Matthew Aldridge | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Nold (PG) Leroy Ventura | |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Timothy Province misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Timothy Province makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 15:20 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| 15:20 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 15:20 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 15:00 | East Carolina | James Carter is called for the reach on Brian Bennett - foul #1 on James Carter, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Clifford Negrete (SG), William Harbuck (SF), Robert Jones (C) James Carter, Joshua Pritchard, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:38 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jeffery Arends - foul #4 on Jeffery Arends, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Gibson (SG), Matthew Aldridge (C) Jeffery Arends, Jerry Cornman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Weiss (PG), Robert Paylor (SF) Robert Nold, Raymond Simpson | |
| 14:38 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 14:38 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 14:38 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 14:15 | UTEP | The 3pt attempt by Robert Jones is denied by Timothy Province | 38-45 |
| 14:14 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge tips it but misses | 38-45 |
| 14:13 | East Carolina | Richard Brown gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 14:07 | East Carolina | Robert Paylor is alone and drills a 3 from straight away set up by Paul Weiss | 38-48 |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Robert Jones misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 13:48 | East Carolina | Timothy Province grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Paul Weiss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (PG), Joshua Pritchard (SF), James Carter (PF) Clifford Negrete, William Harbuck, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul McGlory (SG), Raymond Simpson (SF), Lamar Powers (PF), Danny Smith (C) Brian Bennett, Robert Paylor, Richard Brown, Timothy Province | |
| 13:32 | UTEP | Terry Gibson misses the jump hook near the basket | 38-48 |
| 13:30 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 13:19 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard buries a jumper from the left block | 40-48 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Paul Weiss comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-48 |
| 13:13 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Joshua Pritchard | 40-48 |
| 13:08 | UTEP | Terry Gibson connects on the floater from close range set up by James Carter | 42-48 |
| 12:47 | East Carolina | Raymond Simpson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 12:46 | UTEP | Terry Gibson pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:30 | UTEP | James Carter clanks a floater in the paint | 42-48 |
| 12:28 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge misses the tip | 42-48 |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:03 | UTEP | Danny Smith is called for the reach on Terry Gibson - foul #1 on Danny Smith, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Clifford Negrete (PG), William Harbuck (SF), Jerry Cornman (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Kenneth Lisi, Joshua Pritchard, James Carter, Matthew Aldridge | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Bennett (SG), Robert Paylor (SF), Richard Brown (PF), Robert Nold (C) Paul Weiss, Raymond Simpson, Lamar Powers, Danny Smith | |
| 11:37 | UTEP | William Harbuck misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Paylor - foul #1 on Robert Paylor, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Timothy Province (C) Paul McGlory | |
| 11:37 | UTEP | William Harbuck misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 11:37 | UTEP | William Harbuck makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Clifford Negrete (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terry Gibson (tiring) 8 pts. SF - William Harbuck (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jerry Cornman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Nold (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Brian Bennett (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Paylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Province (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:17 | East Carolina | Robert Wilson blocks the short jumper by Timothy Province | 43-48 |
| 11:15 | UTEP | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 11:00 | UTEP | Brian Bennett is called for the reach on Terry Gibson - foul #2 on Brian Bennett, team foul #7 | 43-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Monteiro (PG), Robert Jones (C) Clifford Negrete, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eric Elks (PF) Richard Brown | |
| 11:00 | UTEP | Terry Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 11:00 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Timothy Province | 43-48 |
| 10:43 | East Carolina | Robert Paylor double dribbles | 43-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (PG), James Carter (SG) Gary Monteiro, Terry Gibson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Ventura (PG), Lamar Powers (C) Robert Nold, Timothy Province | |
| 10:19 | UTEP | William Harbuck scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Carter | 45-48 |
| 10:14 | East Carolina | Eric Elks double dribbles | 45-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul McGlory (PG), Danny Smith (C) Leroy Ventura, Robert Paylor | |
| 09:51 | UTEP | Robert Jones connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Kenneth Lisi | 47-48 |
| 09:34 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Clifford Negrete (PG), Joshua Pritchard (SG), Robert Wilson (C) Kenneth Lisi, James Carter, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Nold (SG), Raymond Simpson (SF), Richard Brown (PF) Brian Bennett, Eric Elks, Lamar Powers | |
| 09:24 | UTEP | Clifford Negrete makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Harbuck | 49-48 |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Raymond Simpson misses the wide open fadeaway from close range | 49-48 |
| 09:03 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 08:48 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Harbuck | 52-48 |
| 08:46 | East Carolina | Raymond Simpson loses the dribble to Joshua Pritchard in the backcourt | 52-48 |
| 08:41 | UTEP | Paul McGlory steps in front of the Jerry Cornman pass | 52-48 |
| 08:37 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory hits the finger roll | 52-50 |
| 08:30 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-50 |
| 08:28 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard hits the follow up shot | 54-50 |
| 08:26 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory is fouled in the backcourt by Clifford Negrete - foul #2 on Clifford Negrete, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (PG), Terry Gibson (SG), Matthew Aldridge (C) Clifford Negrete, Joshua Pritchard, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Weiss (PG), Brian Bennett (SG), Robert Paylor (SF), Lamar Powers (PF), Timothy Province (C) Paul McGlory, Robert Nold, Raymond Simpson, Richard Brown, Danny Smith | |
| 08:12 | East Carolina | Lamar Powers comes up short on the runner near the basket | 54-50 |
| 08:11 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 07:55 | East Carolina | Paul Weiss clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 07:54 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 07:42 | East Carolina | Timothy Province connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Lamar Powers | 54-52 |
| 07:26 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Lisi and he's hacked by Lamar Powers - foul #2 on Lamar Powers, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (PG), James Carter (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Kenneth Lisi, William Harbuck, Jerry Cornman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eric Elks (PF) Lamar Powers | |
| 07:26 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jeffery Arends (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Terry Gibson (tiring) 8 pts. SF - James Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Aldridge (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Weiss (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Paylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Elks (fresh) C - Timothy Province (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:14 | East Carolina | Eric Elks misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeffery Arends - foul #5 on Jeffery Arends, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Monteiro (PG) Jeffery Arends | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Raymond Simpson (SG), Richard Brown (PF) Brian Bennett, Robert Paylor | |
| 07:14 | East Carolina | Eric Elks makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:14 | East Carolina | Eric Elks makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:45 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard (SF) Terry Gibson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul McGlory (PG), Brian Bennett (SG) Paul Weiss, Eric Elks | |
| 06:27 | East Carolina | Richard Brown can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Clifford Negrete (PG), William Harbuck (SF) Gary Monteiro, Matthew Aldridge | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Nold (SG), Robert Paylor (SF), Lamar Powers (C) Brian Bennett, Raymond Simpson, Timothy Province | |
| 06:27 | East Carolina | Richard Brown misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:27 | East Carolina | Richard Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:27 | UTEP | James Carter snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 06:00 | UTEP | James Carter hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Richard Brown - foul #2 on Richard Brown, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge (C) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eric Elks (PF) Richard Brown | |
| 06:00 | UTEP | James Carter misses the free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:00 | East Carolina | Robert Paylor grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 05:41 | East Carolina | Robert Nold's pass is intercepted by Clifford Negrete | 59-54 |
| 05:37 | UTEP | William Harbuck lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clifford Negrete | 61-54 |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Robert Nold is hacked by Joshua Pritchard - foul #2 on Joshua Pritchard, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (PG), Terry Gibson (SG), Jerry Cornman (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Clifford Negrete, Joshua Pritchard, James Carter, Matthew Aldridge | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Weiss (PG), Brian Bennett (SG), Danny Smith (C) Paul McGlory, Robert Paylor, Lamar Powers | |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Robert Nold makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Robert Nold misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:08 | UTEP | Robert Wilson gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 04:48 | UTEP | Terry Gibson misses short on a floater from the right side | 61-55 |
| 04:47 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Brian Bennett | 61-55 |
| 04:42 | East Carolina | Robert Nold misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 04:40 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jerry Cornman | 61-55 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | William Harbuck's floater is knocked away by Danny Smith | 61-55 |
| 04:16 | East Carolina | Robert Nold grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 04:12 | East Carolina | Danny Smith is fouled in the backcourt by William Harbuck - foul #1 on William Harbuck, team foul #9 | 61-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Jones (C) Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Raymond Simpson (SF), Timothy Province (C) Robert Nold, Eric Elks | |
| 04:12 | East Carolina | Danny Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:12 | East Carolina | Danny Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 03:52 | UTEP | The short jumper by William Harbuck is denied by Danny Smith | 61-57 |
| 03:50 | UTEP | Robert Jones snags the offensive board | 61-57 |
| 03:34 | UTEP | William Harbuck makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Lisi | 64-57 |
| 03:29 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-59 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Lisi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Gibson (tiring) 8 pts. SF - William Harbuck (tiring) 19 pts. PF - Jerry Cornman (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Weiss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Bennett (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Danny Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Timothy Province (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:09 | UTEP | Terry Gibson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kenneth Lisi | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:00 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Clifford Negrete (PG), Joshua Pritchard (SG), James Carter (SF), Matthew Aldridge (C) Kenneth Lisi, Terry Gibson, William Harbuck, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul McGlory (PG), Robert Paylor (SF), Richard Brown (PF), Lamar Powers (C) Paul Weiss, Brian Bennett, Danny Smith, Timothy Province | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:40 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard is fouled on the floor by Raymond Simpson - foul #2 on Raymond Simpson, team foul #10 | 67-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Bennett (SG) Raymond Simpson | |
| 02:40 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 02:40 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 02:37 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (PF) Jerry Cornman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Weiss (PG), Timothy Province (C) Paul McGlory, Lamar Powers | |
| 02:32 | East Carolina | Richard Brown is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the right block | 68-59 |
| 02:30 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Joshua Pritchard | 68-59 |
| 02:02 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard misses long on a 3 from straight away | 68-59 |
| 02:01 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| 01:57 | East Carolina | Paul Weiss is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 68-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Gibson (SG), William Harbuck (SF), Jerry Cornman (PF) James Carter, Joshua Pritchard, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:38 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Province | 68-59 |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | Richard Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 01:27 | East Carolina | Paul Weiss misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 68-59 |
| 01:26 | East Carolina | Timothy Province tips it back up and in | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:04 | UTEP | Clifford Negrete hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Paul Weiss - foul #1 on Paul Weiss, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| 01:04 | UTEP | Clifford Negrete makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 01:04 | UTEP | Clifford Negrete misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | Richard Brown pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| 01:02 | East Carolina | Robert Paylor loses the dribble to Clifford Negrete in the backcourt | 69-61 |
| 01:00 | UTEP | Clifford Negrete banks in the layup | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | East Carolina | Robert Paylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Carter (SG), Joshua Pritchard (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Robert Jones (C) Terry Gibson, William Harbuck, Jerry Cornman, Matthew Aldridge | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul McGlory (PG), Robert Nold (SG), Raymond Simpson (SF), Lamar Powers (PF), Danny Smith (C) Paul Weiss, Brian Bennett, Robert Paylor, Richard Brown, Timothy Province | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | UTEP | James Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Nold - foul #2 on Robert Nold, team foul #12 | 71-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (PG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:53 | UTEP | James Carter makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:53 | UTEP | James Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Simpson | 73-63 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard is hacked by Robert Nold in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Nold, team foul #13 | 73-63 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard misses the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:44 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | Raymond Simpson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 74-63 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | James Carter pulls down the rebound | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | UTEP | Clifford Negrete misses the fadeaway from the right side | 74-63 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard tips it back up and in | 76-63 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | James Carter swats the layup by Lamar Powers | 76-63 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Raymond Simpson grabs the offensive board | 76-63 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | The clock runs out | 76-63 |