| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Garner (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Arthur Harkey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Farnsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angel Perez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Criner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jeffery Arends (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Carter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Harbuck (fresh) PF - Jerry Cornman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Matthew Aldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | William Harbuck inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:37 | UTEP | James Carter lays it in set up by William Harbuck | 33-30 |
| 19:10 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Arends picks off the pass by Scott Farnsworth | 33-30 |
| 19:07 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends lays it up and in | 33-32 |
| 18:54 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner makes the wide open driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from William Garner | 35-32 |
| 18:52 | UTEP | Angel Perez takes the ball from William Harbuck in the backcourt | 35-32 |
| 18:36 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-32 |
| 18:35 | UTEP | James Carter gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:20 | UTEP | William Harbuck misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 18:19 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Arends is called for the reach on William Garner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffery Arends, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG), Dwight Wurm (SG), Frank Guffey (SF), David Booth (PF), Stephen Andrews (C) William Garner, Arthur Harkey, Scott Farnsworth, Angel Perez, James Criner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Clifford Negrete (PG), Joshua Pritchard (SG), Robert Wilson (PF), Robert Jones (C) Jeffery Arends, James Carter, Jerry Cornman, Matthew Aldridge | |
| 18:01 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey is fouled on the floor by Joshua Pritchard - foul #2 on Joshua Pritchard, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| 17:43 | Southern Mississippi | Clifford Negrete picks off the pass by Stephen Andrews | 35-32 |
| 17:39 | UTEP | Clifford Negrete lays it up and in | 35-34 |
| 17:37 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-34 |
| 17:18 | UTEP | William Harbuck clanks a 3 from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 17:17 | UTEP | Robert Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 17:05 | UTEP | William Harbuck knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Clifford Negrete and he's hacked by Frank Guffey - foul #1 on Frank Guffey, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Garner (PG), Bob Thomas (SG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), Angel Perez (PF), James Criner (C) Travis Roberts, Dwight Wurm, Frank Guffey, David Booth, Stephen Andrews | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (PG), James Carter (SG), Jerry Cornman (PF), Matthew Aldridge (C) Clifford Negrete, Joshua Pritchard, Robert Wilson, Robert Jones | |
| 17:05 | UTEP | William Harbuck makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:52 | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 16:51 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:46 | UTEP | James Carter drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from William Harbuck | 35-39 |
| 16:27 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Cornman steals the ball from Bob Thomas | 35-39 |
| 16:12 | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Garner - foul #3 on William Garner, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG), Arthur Harkey (SG) William Garner, Bob Thomas | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 16:12 | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:12 | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:57 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Aldridge swats the short shot by James Criner | 35-40 |
| 15:56 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Travis Roberts (fairly fresh) SG - Arthur Harkey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Farnsworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angel Perez (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Criner (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Lisi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Carter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Harbuck (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Cornman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Aldridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:35 | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi loses the dribble to Scott Farnsworth | 35-40 |
| 15:23 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 15:21 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner tips it home | 37-40 |
| 15:08 | UTEP | James Carter is fouled on the floor by Travis Roberts - foul #2 on Travis Roberts, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Garner (PG), Dwight Wurm (SG), Frank Guffey (SF), David Booth (PF), Stephen Andrews (C) Travis Roberts, Arthur Harkey, Scott Farnsworth, Angel Perez, James Criner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (PG), Terry Gibson (SG), Joshua Pritchard (SF), Robert Jones (C) Kenneth Lisi, James Carter, William Harbuck, Matthew Aldridge | |
| 14:51 | UTEP | Robert Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-40 |
| 14:49 | Southern Mississippi | David Booth grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 14:25 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 14:24 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey grabs the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 14:15 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm misses long on a shot from the baseline | 37-40 |
| 14:14 | UTEP | Terry Gibson gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:12 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Arends, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey (SG), Bob Thomas (SF), James Criner (C) Dwight Wurm, David Booth, Stephen Andrews | |
| Subs | UTEP | Clifford Negrete (PG), William Harbuck (SF), Robert Wilson (C) Jeffery Arends, Joshua Pritchard, Robert Jones | |
| 13:54 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jerry Cornman - foul #2 on Jerry Cornman, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge (C) Jerry Cornman | |
| 13:54 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:54 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:39 | UTEP | Terry Gibson makes the turnaround from close range | 39-42 |
| 13:35 | Southern Mississippi | Clifford Negrete steals it from Bob Thomas in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| 13:20 | UTEP | Terry Gibson misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 13:19 | UTEP | Clifford Negrete tips it back up and in | 39-44 |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by William Harbuck - foul #1 on William Harbuck, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG), Dwight Wurm (SG), Angel Perez (PF), Stephen Andrews (C) William Garner, Arthur Harkey, Frank Guffey, James Criner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (PG), Joshua Pritchard (SF), Jerry Cornman (PF) Clifford Negrete, William Harbuck, Robert Wilson | |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:30 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge misses the easy layup | 41-44 |
| 12:29 | UTEP | Terry Gibson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:09 | UTEP | Terry Gibson hits a wide open runner from the left block on a great pass from Jerry Cornman | 41-46 |
| 11:51 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 11:50 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge grabs the board | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Travis Roberts (fairly fresh) SG - Dwight Wurm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bob Thomas (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Angel Perez (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Andrews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jeffery Arends (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Gibson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Pritchard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Cornman (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Aldridge (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:33 | UTEP | Terry Gibson is open but misses the lay-in | 41-46 |
| 11:32 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 11:26 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Travis Roberts | 44-46 |
| 11:10 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Jeffery Arends | 44-48 |
| 11:08 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm is hacked by Terry Gibson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Gibson, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Garner (PG), Arthur Harkey (SG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), David Booth (PF), James Criner (C) Travis Roberts, Dwight Wurm, Bob Thomas, Angel Perez, Stephen Andrews | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (PG), James Carter (SG), William Harbuck (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Jeffery Arends, Terry Gibson, Joshua Pritchard, Jerry Cornman, Matthew Aldridge | |
| 10:57 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner is open and scores on a jumper in the lane | 46-48 |
| 10:40 | UTEP | Robert Wilson drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Lisi and he's fouled by William Garner - foul #4 on William Garner, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG), Frank Guffey (C) William Garner, James Criner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Clifford Negrete (SG) William Harbuck | |
| 10:40 | UTEP | Robert Wilson misses the free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:40 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 10:15 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey is denied on a layup by Robert Wilson | 46-50 |
| 10:14 | UTEP | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 10:11 | UTEP | Clifford Negrete is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Harkey - foul #2 on Arthur Harkey, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Criner (C) David Booth | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Harbuck (SF) Robert Wilson | |
| 09:51 | UTEP | James Carter misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Scott Farnsworth - foul #2 on Scott Farnsworth, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez (PF) Frank Guffey | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Monteiro (PG), Jerry Cornman (PF), Matthew Aldridge (C) Kenneth Lisi, Clifford Negrete, Robert Jones | |
| 09:51 | UTEP | James Carter makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 09:51 | UTEP | James Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 09:35 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Farnsworth | 48-52 |
| 09:15 | UTEP | William Harbuck misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-52 |
| 09:13 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:56 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts makes the wide open shot from the left block | 50-52 |
| 08:37 | UTEP | William Harbuck makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 08:37 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 50-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm (SG), David Booth (PF), Stephen Andrews (C) Arthur Harkey, Angel Perez, James Criner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (PG), Joshua Pritchard (SG), Clifford Negrete (SF), Robert Jones (C) Gary Monteiro, William Harbuck, Jerry Cornman, Matthew Aldridge | |
| 08:35 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-55 |
| 08:19 | UTEP | James Carter is whistled for a carry | 50-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey (PG) Travis Roberts | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 08:01 | Southern Mississippi | David Booth loses the dribble to Clifford Negrete | 50-55 |
| 07:57 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends banks in the layup on a nice dish by Clifford Negrete | 50-57 |
| 07:39 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 50-57 |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth tips it back up and in | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Frank Guffey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Dwight Wurm (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Scott Farnsworth (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Booth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Andrews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jeffery Arends (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Pritchard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Clifford Negrete (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - James Carter (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | UTEP | Robert Jones loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Garner (PG) David Booth | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (PG), Terry Gibson (SG), William Harbuck (SF), Jerry Cornman (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Jeffery Arends, Joshua Pritchard, Clifford Negrete, James Carter, Robert Jones | |
| 07:19 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-57 |
| 07:18 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 07:06 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 07:05 | UTEP | William Harbuck grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 07:01 | UTEP | Terry Gibson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Guffey - foul #2 on Frank Guffey, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez (PF), James Criner (C) Scott Farnsworth, Stephen Andrews | |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge (C) Robert Wilson | |
| 07:01 | UTEP | Terry Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 07:01 | UTEP | Terry Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 07:01 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 06:59 | Southern Mississippi | Terry Gibson steals the ball from Frank Guffey in the backcourt | 52-57 |
| 06:58 | UTEP | Terry Gibson hits the finger roll | 52-59 |
| 06:56 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lisi is called for the reach on William Garner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Lisi, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| 06:56 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 06:56 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 06:53 | UTEP | Terry Gibson is hacked by Angel Perez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Angel Perez, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| 06:53 | UTEP | Terry Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 06:53 | UTEP | Terry Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 06:32 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner's floater is tipped away by Matthew Aldridge | 54-61 |
| 06:31 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 06:08 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner makes the floater from the right side | 56-61 |
| 05:49 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge misses the dunk attempt | 56-61 |
| 05:47 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 05:38 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner can't finish the uncontested layup | 56-61 |
| 05:37 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner tips it in | 58-61 |
| 05:23 | UTEP | William Harbuck hits a shot from the left side set up by Kenneth Lisi | 58-63 |
| 05:08 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Cornman is called for the reach on Dwight Wurm - foul #3 on Jerry Cornman, team foul #8 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas (SF), David Booth (PF), Stephen Andrews (C) Frank Guffey, Angel Perez, James Criner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (PG), Joshua Pritchard (SG), Clifford Negrete (SF), James Carter (PF), Robert Jones (C) Kenneth Lisi, Terry Gibson, William Harbuck, Jerry Cornman, Matthew Aldridge | |
| 05:08 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:08 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:08 | UTEP | Robert Jones grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 05:05 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard loses the dribble to William Garner in the backcourt | 59-63 |
| 04:48 | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-63 |
| 04:47 | UTEP | James Carter gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 04:44 | UTEP | William Garner takes the ball from Jeffery Arends in the backcourt | 59-63 |
| 04:27 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-63 |
| 04:25 | UTEP | James Carter pulls down the rebound | 59-63 |
| 04:23 | UTEP | William Garner steals the ball from Joshua Pritchard in the backcourt | 59-63 |
| 04:02 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 59-63 |
| 04:00 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Bob Thomas | 59-63 |
| 03:47 | Southern Mississippi | James Carter is called for the reach on David Booth - foul #1 on James Carter, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG), Arthur Harkey (SG), Scott Farnsworth (SF) William Garner, Dwight Wurm, Bob Thomas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Monteiro (PG), Terry Gibson (SG), William Harbuck (SF), Robert Wilson (C) Jeffery Arends, Joshua Pritchard, Clifford Negrete, Robert Jones | |
| 03:47 | Southern Mississippi | David Booth makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:47 | Southern Mississippi | David Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 03:28 | UTEP | James Carter lays it up and in set up by Gary Monteiro | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Travis Roberts (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Harkey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Farnsworth (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Booth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Andrews (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Monteiro (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Gibson (tiring) 12 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - William Harbuck (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Carter (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Terry Gibson - foul #5 on Terry Gibson, team foul #10 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez (PF), James Criner (C) David Booth, Stephen Andrews | |
| Subs | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard (SG), Jerry Cornman (PF) Terry Gibson, James Carter | |
| 03:12 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey makes the free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:10 | UTEP | Gary Monteiro is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Harkey - foul #3 on Arthur Harkey, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| 03:10 | UTEP | Gary Monteiro misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:10 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 02:57 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez is fouled on the floor by Gary Monteiro - foul #1 on Gary Monteiro, team foul #11 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Garner (PG) Travis Roberts | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (PG) Gary Monteiro | |
| 02:57 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:57 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:45 | UTEP | William Garner picks off the pass by Joshua Pritchard | 66-65 |
| 02:42 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner lays it up and in | 68-65 |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends misses short on a 3 from straight away | 68-65 |
| 02:22 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Criner | 68-65 |
| 02:22 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas (SF), Frank Guffey (C) Scott Farnsworth, James Criner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Clifford Negrete (SG), Robert Jones (PF), Matthew Aldridge (C) Joshua Pritchard, Jerry Cornman, Robert Wilson | |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-65 |
| 01:37 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-65 |
| 01:35 | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 01:14 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey misses the wide open jump hook near the basket | 71-65 |
| 01:12 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge grabs the board | 71-65 |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Garner - foul #5 on William Garner, team foul #10 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), James Criner (C) William Garner, Bob Thomas, Frank Guffey | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Carter (SG), Jerry Cornman (PF) Clifford Negrete, Robert Jones | |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 71-67 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | William Harbuck snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | UTEP | James Carter knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 71-69 |
| 00:35 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | James Carter is called for the reach on James Criner in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Carter, team foul #12 | 71-69 |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | UTEP | James Carter connects on the open jumper from the left block set up by Jeffery Arends | 72-71 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 72-71 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Arends is called for the reach on Travis Roberts in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffery Arends, team foul #13 | 72-71 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Harbuck | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Travis Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Harkey (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Scott Farnsworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Angel Perez (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Criner (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jeffery Arends (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Carter (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. SF - William Harbuck (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Cornman (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Matthew Aldridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 05:00 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:40 | UTEP | James Carter misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-74 |
| 04:39 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner grabs the board | 74-74 |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Harbuck - foul #2 on William Harbuck, team foul #14 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas (SG), David Booth (PF), Stephen Andrews (C) Arthur Harkey, Angel Perez, James Criner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (PG), Joshua Pritchard (SG), Clifford Negrete (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Robert Jones (C) Jeffery Arends, James Carter, William Harbuck, Jerry Cornman, Matthew Aldridge | |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth misses the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 75-74 |
| 04:08 | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joshua Pritchard | 75-76 |
| 04:06 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-76 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm (SG) Scott Farnsworth | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Wilson | 75-79 |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | David Booth loses the dribble to Clifford Negrete | 75-79 |
| 03:18 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Booth - foul #1 on David Booth, team foul #11 | 75-79 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth (SF), Frank Guffey (PF) Bob Thomas, David Booth | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Harbuck (SF), Jerry Cornman (PF) Clifford Negrete, Robert Jones | |
| 03:18 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 03:18 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 03:18 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard makes the 3rd free throw | 75-82 |
| 03:02 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts is called for traveling | 75-82 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Monteiro (PG), James Carter (SG), Matthew Aldridge (C) Kenneth Lisi, Joshua Pritchard, Robert Wilson | |
| 03:00 | UTEP | Gary Monteiro is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 75-82 |
| 02:38 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 75-82 |
| 02:37 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-82 |
| 02:22 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth scores on a 3 from the left corner | 78-82 |
| 02:22 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-82 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas (SG), David Booth (PF), James Criner (C) Dwight Wurm, Frank Guffey, Stephen Andrews | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (PG), Joshua Pritchard (SG), Clifford Negrete (SF), Robert Jones (C) Gary Monteiro, James Carter, William Harbuck, Matthew Aldridge | |
| 02:15 | UTEP | Scott Farnsworth is called for the reach on Joshua Pritchard - foul #3 on Scott Farnsworth, team foul #12 | 78-82 |
| 02:15 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard misses the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 02:15 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard misses the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| 02:15 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth pulls down the rebound | 78-82 |
| 02:11 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-82 |
| 02:00 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman's floater is tipped away by David Booth | 78-82 |
| 01:59 | Southern Mississippi | David Booth gets the rebound | 78-82 |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner is hacked by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #15 | 78-82 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey (SG), Angel Perez (PF) Bob Thomas, David Booth | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (PG), James Carter (SG), William Harbuck (SF), Matthew Aldridge (C) Kenneth Lisi, Joshua Pritchard, Clifford Negrete, Robert Jones | |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner misses the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner makes the 2nd free throw | 79-82 |
| 01:24 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Jeffery Arends | 79-84 |
| 01:03 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on William Harbuck - foul #3 on William Harbuck, team foul #16 | 79-84 |
| 01:03 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (none remaining) | 79-84 |
| 01:03 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth makes the 1st free throw | 80-84 |
| 01:03 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth misses the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |
| 01:03 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman pulls down the rebound | 80-84 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Roberts - foul #3 on Travis Roberts, team foul #13 | 80-84 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends makes the 1st free throw | 80-85 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends makes the 2nd free throw | 80-86 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Travis Roberts (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Harkey (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Scott Farnsworth (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Angel Perez (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Criner (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jeffery Arends (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Carter (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. SF - William Harbuck (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Cornman (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Matthew Aldridge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 80-86 |
| 00:40 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman grabs the board | 80-86 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Travis Roberts is called for the reach on Jerry Cornman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Travis Roberts, team foul #14 | 80-86 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Clifford Negrete (PG) Jeffery Arends | |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman makes the 1st free throw | 80-87 |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman makes the 2nd free throw | 80-88 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi 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) | |
| 00:36 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey is fouled in the backcourt by James Carter - foul #3 on James Carter, team foul #17 | 80-88 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (PG) Clifford Negrete | |
| 00:36 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey misses the 1st free throw | 80-88 |
| 00:36 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey makes the 2nd free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | William Harbuck is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Roberts - foul #5 on Travis Roberts, team foul #15 | 81-88 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm (PG) Travis Roberts | |
| Subs | UTEP | Clifford Negrete (PG), Joshua Pritchard (SG) Jeffery Arends, Jerry Cornman | |
| 00:33 | UTEP | William Harbuck makes the 1st free throw | 81-89 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | William Harbuck misses the 2nd free throw | 81-89 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez grabs the defensive rebound | 81-89 |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm misses short on a 3 from straight away | 81-89 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | James Carter grabs the board | 81-89 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-89 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Clifford Negrete is hacked by Dwight Wurm in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dwight Wurm, team foul #16 | 81-89 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Clifford Negrete misses the 1st free throw | 81-89 |
| 00:24 | UTEP | Clifford Negrete makes the 2nd free throw | 81-90 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | William Harbuck steps in front of the Dwight Wurm pass | 81-90 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | James Carter is hacked by Dwight Wurm in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dwight Wurm, team foul #17 | 81-90 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | James Carter makes the 1st free throw | 81-91 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | James Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 81-92 |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | William Harbuck steals it from Dwight Wurm in the backcourt | 81-92 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Clifford Negrete runs out the clock | 81-92 |