| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Doty (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Blasko (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warner Knighton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Presnell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Drexler (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gabriel Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Bergsman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Claude Byers (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Stewart inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Callahan hits the finger roll set up by John Blasko and he's fouled by Claude Byers - foul #1 on Claude Byers, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 19:38 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Callahan makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 19:33 | UTEP | Larry Doty is called for the reach on Donald Presnell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Doty, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| 19:19 | UTEP | Ronald Bergsman knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Presnell | 39-41 |
| 19:02 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Bergsman swats the short shot by Joe Callahan | 39-41 |
| 19:00 | Southern Mississippi | Warner Knighton pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 18:45 | Southern Mississippi | Warner Knighton makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Larry Doty | 41-41 |
| 18:41 | UTEP | William Drexler makes the wide open runner from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Presnell | 41-43 |
| 18:17 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Stewart can't throw it down | 41-43 |
| 18:15 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Callahan grabs the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 18:04 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Callahan makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Larry Doty and the foul's on Ronald Bergsman - foul #2 on Ronald Bergsman, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Guy Thalman (PG), Byron Gayton (SG), Robert Cronin (SF), Hollis Cooper (PF) Larry Doty, John Blasko, Charles Stewart, Warner Knighton | |
| Subs | UTEP | Darrell Soltys (SG), Murray Haak (SF), Ivan Kuzminski (PF), Harold Stapler (C) William Drexler, Gabriel Rossi, Ronald Bergsman, Claude Byers | |
| 18:04 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Callahan makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 18:02 | UTEP | Guy Thalman is called for the reach on Donald Presnell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Guy Thalman, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Peters (PG) Joe Callahan | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:55 | UTEP | Harold Stapler knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Darrell Soltys | 44-46 |
| 17:36 | Southern Mississippi | Byron Gayton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 17:35 | Southern Mississippi | Hollis Cooper tips it in | 46-46 |
| 17:22 | UTEP | Harold Stapler misses the shot from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 17:21 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Byron Gayton | 46-46 |
| 17:04 | Southern Mississippi | Guy Thalman is fouled on the floor by Ivan Kuzminski - foul #1 on Ivan Kuzminski, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Doty (PG), Everett Young (SF), Warner Knighton (PF), Drew Gay (C) William Peters, Byron Gayton, Robert Cronin, Hollis Cooper | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Drexler (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Ronald Bergsman (PF) Donald Presnell, Murray Haak, Ivan Kuzminski | |
| 16:40 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Doty is wide open but clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on William Drexler - foul #2 on William Drexler, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Stewart (SF) Guy Thalman | |
| Subs | UTEP | Claude Byers (C) Harold Stapler | |
| 16:40 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Doty misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 16:40 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Doty makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 16:25 | UTEP | Thomas Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 16:24 | UTEP | Claude Byers tips it in | 47-48 |
| 16:04 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Stewart makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Larry Doty | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Doty (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Everett Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Stewart (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Warner Knighton (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Drew Gay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Darrell Soltys (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Drexler (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Bergsman (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Claude Byers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UTEP | Ronald Bergsman knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from William Drexler | 49-50 |
| 15:33 | Southern Mississippi | Everett Young knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Larry Doty | 52-50 |
| 15:12 | UTEP | Ronald Bergsman hits a runner from the baseline set up by Thomas Williams and he's fouled by Warner Knighton - foul #2 on Warner Knighton, team foul #3 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Peters (PG), John Blasko (SG), Byron Gayton (SF), Robert Cronin (PF), Joe Callahan (C) Larry Doty, Everett Young, Charles Stewart, Warner Knighton, Drew Gay | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Presnell (PG), James Wilbur (SG), Murray Haak (SF), Harold Stapler (C) Darrell Soltys, William Drexler, Thomas Williams, Claude Byers | |
| 15:12 | UTEP | Ronald Bergsman misses the free throw | 52-52 |
| 15:12 | Southern Mississippi | John Blasko pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 14:46 | Southern Mississippi | Byron Gayton comes up short on the shot from close range | 52-52 |
| 14:44 | UTEP | Murray Haak grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 14:21 | UTEP | James Wilbur is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on James Wilbur, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Guy Thalman (PG), Hollis Cooper (PF) William Peters, Byron Gayton | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Drexler (SG), Ivan Kuzminski (PF) James Wilbur, Ronald Bergsman | |
| 14:12 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Callahan misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 52-52 |
| 14:11 | Southern Mississippi | Hollis Cooper tips it home | 54-52 |
| 14:09 | UTEP | Donald Presnell's pass is intercepted by John Blasko in the backcourt | 54-52 |
| 14:08 | Southern Mississippi | Guy Thalman lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Blasko | 56-52 |
| 14:06 | UTEP | Murray Haak is hacked by John Blasko in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Blasko, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gabriel Rossi (SF) Murray Haak | |
| 14:01 | UTEP | William Drexler scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Gabriel Rossi | 56-54 |
| 13:48 | Southern Mississippi | Hollis Cooper is hacked by Ivan Kuzminski - foul #2 on Ivan Kuzminski, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Stewart (SF), Warner Knighton (PF) Robert Cronin, Hollis Cooper | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 13:27 | Southern Mississippi | John Blasko misses the 3 from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 13:26 | UTEP | William Drexler pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 13:21 | UTEP | Harold Stapler is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by William Drexler | 56-56 |
| 13:04 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Stapler steals it from Guy Thalman | 56-56 |
| 12:46 | UTEP | Gabriel Rossi clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 56-56 |
| 12:44 | Southern Mississippi | Guy Thalman snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 12:18 | Southern Mississippi | Warner Knighton hits a shot from the right block and he's hacked by William Drexler - foul #3 on William Drexler, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Peters (PG), Byron Gayton (SG), Robert Cronin (SF), Hollis Cooper (C) Guy Thalman, John Blasko, Charles Stewart, Joe Callahan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Darrell Soltys (PG), Murray Haak (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Ronald Bergsman (PF), Claude Byers (C) Donald Presnell, William Drexler, Gabriel Rossi, Ivan Kuzminski, Harold Stapler | |
| 12:18 | Southern Mississippi | Warner Knighton makes the free throw | 59-56 |
| 12:15 | UTEP | Darrell Soltys is hacked by William Peters in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Peters, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Everett Young (SF) Warner Knighton | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 11:59 | UTEP | Darrell Soltys is hacked by William Peters - foul #2 on William Peters, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| 11:45 | UTEP | Ronald Bergsman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 11:44 | Southern Mississippi | William Peters snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Peters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Byron Gayton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Everett Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Cronin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Hollis Cooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Darrell Soltys (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Murray Haak (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ronald Bergsman (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Claude Byers (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Southern Mississippi | William Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Guy Thalman (SG) Everett Young | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Presnell (PG) Thomas Williams | |
| 11:23 | UTEP | Ronald Bergsman hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Presnell | 59-59 |
| 11:09 | Southern Mississippi | Byron Gayton misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Ronald Bergsman gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 11:02 | UTEP | Donald Presnell hits a wide open floater from the right side | 59-61 |
| 10:40 | Southern Mississippi | William Peters hits a wide open floater from the right side | 61-61 |
| 10:25 | UTEP | Darrell Soltys misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-61 |
| 10:24 | Southern Mississippi | Byron Gayton snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 10:08 | Southern Mississippi | Byron Gayton's pass is intercepted by Donald Presnell | 61-61 |
| 10:04 | UTEP | Donald Presnell lays it up and in | 61-63 |
| 09:36 | Southern Mississippi | Guy Thalman is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Guy Thalman, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| 09:36 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Doty (PG), Everett Young (SG), Charles Stewart (SF), Drew Gay (PF), Joe Callahan (C) William Peters, Guy Thalman, Byron Gayton, Robert Cronin, Hollis Cooper | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Drexler (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Ivan Kuzminski (PF), Harold Stapler (C) Donald Presnell, Murray Haak, Ronald Bergsman, Claude Byers | |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Larry Doty steps in front of the Darrell Soltys pass in the backcourt | 61-63 |
| 09:33 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Stewart lays it in set up by Larry Doty | 63-63 |
| 09:17 | UTEP | Darrell Soltys clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| 09:16 | UTEP | Darrell Soltys can't tip it in | 63-63 |
| 09:14 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Callahan grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 08:56 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Doty misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 63-63 |
| 08:54 | UTEP | The rebound goes to William Drexler | 63-63 |
| 08:47 | UTEP | William Drexler is hacked by Larry Doty - foul #3 on Larry Doty, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Blasko (SG), Warner Knighton (PF) Everett Young, Drew Gay | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Presnell (PG) Darrell Soltys | |
| 08:47 | UTEP | William Drexler makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 08:47 | UTEP | William Drexler misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 08:47 | Southern Mississippi | Warner Knighton grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 08:30 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Stewart misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 63-64 |
| 08:29 | UTEP | Ivan Kuzminski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 08:24 | UTEP | Harold Stapler misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Doty snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 08:20 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Stapler is called for the reach on Larry Doty in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Stapler, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Guy Thalman (SG) John Blasko | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gabriel Rossi (SF) Thomas Williams | |
| 08:20 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Doty makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 08:20 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Doty makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 07:54 | UTEP | Ivan Kuzminski drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Drexler | 65-66 |
| 07:51 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Doty is hacked by Donald Presnell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Presnell, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Everett Young (SF) Charles Stewart | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Wilbur (PG) Donald Presnell | |
| 07:51 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Doty misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 07:51 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ivan Kuzminski | 65-66 |
| 07:34 | UTEP | Gabriel Rossi scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Drexler | 65-69 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Doty (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Guy Thalman (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Everett Young (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Warner Knighton (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Joe Callahan (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Wilbur (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - William Drexler (tired) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gabriel Rossi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Kuzminski (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Stapler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:12 | Southern Mississippi | Guy Thalman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-69 |
| 07:11 | Southern Mississippi | Warner Knighton snags the offensive board | 65-69 |
| 06:52 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Doty can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-69 |
| 06:51 | UTEP | James Wilbur grabs the board | 65-69 |
| 06:46 | UTEP | Larry Doty takes the ball from James Wilbur in the backcourt | 65-69 |
| 06:45 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Doty lays it in | 67-69 |
| 06:41 | UTEP | James Wilbur is fouled in the backcourt by Guy Thalman - foul #3 on Guy Thalman, team foul #9 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Peters (PG), John Blasko (SG), Byron Gayton (SF), Drew Gay (C) Larry Doty, Guy Thalman, Everett Young, Joe Callahan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Darrell Soltys (SG), Murray Haak (SF), Ronald Bergsman (PF), Claude Byers (C) William Drexler, Gabriel Rossi, Ivan Kuzminski, Harold Stapler | |
| 06:41 | UTEP | James Wilbur makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 06:41 | UTEP | James Wilbur makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 06:20 | Southern Mississippi | Drew Gay blows the wide open dunk | 67-71 |
| 06:19 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ronald Bergsman | 67-71 |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Darrell Soltys makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Wilbur | 67-74 |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | James Wilbur steps in front of the William Peters pass in the backcourt | 67-74 |
| 05:58 | UTEP | Darrell Soltys hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-74 |
| 05:56 | Southern Mississippi | William Peters pulls down the rebound | 67-74 |
| 05:39 | Southern Mississippi | Warner Knighton can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Murray Haak - foul #1 on Murray Haak, team foul #10 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Doty (PG), Robert Cronin (SF), Hollis Cooper (C) William Peters, John Blasko, Drew Gay | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Presnell (PG), Thomas Williams (SF), Harold Stapler (C) Darrell Soltys, Murray Haak, Claude Byers | |
| 05:39 | Southern Mississippi | Warner Knighton misses the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 05:39 | Southern Mississippi | Warner Knighton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 05:19 | UTEP | Donald Presnell scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Wilbur | 68-77 |
| 04:57 | Southern Mississippi | Byron Gayton can't throw it down | 68-77 |
| 04:55 | Southern Mississippi | Byron Gayton tips it but misses | 68-77 |
| 04:53 | UTEP | James Wilbur grabs the defensive rebound | 68-77 |
| 04:49 | UTEP | Donald Presnell is fouled on the floor by Warner Knighton - foul #3 on Warner Knighton, team foul #10 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Guy Thalman (SG), Charles Stewart (SF), Joe Callahan (C) Byron Gayton, Warner Knighton, Hollis Cooper | |
| Subs | UTEP | Murray Haak (SG), Gabriel Rossi (SF), Ivan Kuzminski (PF) James Wilbur, Thomas Williams, Ronald Bergsman | |
| 04:49 | UTEP | Donald Presnell misses the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 04:49 | UTEP | Donald Presnell misses the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 04:49 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Cronin grabs the board | 68-77 |
| 04:31 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Callahan misses the lay-in | 68-77 |
| 04:29 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Stewart hits the follow up shot | 70-77 |
| 04:26 | UTEP | Murray Haak is fouled in the backcourt by Guy Thalman - foul #4 on Guy Thalman, team foul #11 | 70-77 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Peters (PG), Drew Gay (PF) Larry Doty, Robert Cronin | |
| Subs | UTEP | Claude Byers (C) Harold Stapler | |
| 04:26 | UTEP | Murray Haak makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 04:26 | UTEP | Murray Haak makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | William Peters is hacked by Donald Presnell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Presnell, team foul #11 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Drexler (SG) Murray Haak | |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | William Peters makes the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | William Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | William Drexler misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 72-79 |
| 04:10 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Drew Gay | 72-79 |
| 03:58 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Stewart makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from William Peters | 74-79 |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Gabriel Rossi buries a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Charles Stewart - foul #2 on Charles Stewart, team foul #12 | 74-81 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Doty (PG), John Blasko (SG), Everett Young (SF), Warner Knighton (PF), Hollis Cooper (C) William Peters, Guy Thalman, Charles Stewart, Drew Gay, Joe Callahan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Darrell Soltys (PG), Murray Haak (SG), Ronald Bergsman (PF), Harold Stapler (C) Donald Presnell, William Drexler, Ivan Kuzminski, Claude Byers | |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Gabriel Rossi misses the free throw | 74-81 |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Warner Knighton | 74-81 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Doty (tired) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Blasko (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Everett Young (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Warner Knighton (tired) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Hollis Cooper (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Darrell Soltys (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Murray Haak (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Rossi (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Bergsman (tired) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Stapler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:15 | Southern Mississippi | Everett Young misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gabriel Rossi - foul #1 on Gabriel Rossi, team foul #12 | 74-81 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Williams (SF) Gabriel Rossi | |
| 03:15 | Southern Mississippi | Everett Young makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 03:15 | Southern Mississippi | Everett Young makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 03:08 | UTEP | Harold Stapler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-81 |
| 03:08 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-81 |
| 02:56 | Southern Mississippi | Hollis Cooper is alone and drills a jumper in the lane | 78-81 |
| 02:42 | UTEP | Ronald Bergsman buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Darrell Soltys | 78-83 |
| 02:40 | Southern Mississippi | Hollis Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-83 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Guy Thalman (SG), Byron Gayton (SF), Robert Cronin (PF), Joe Callahan (C) Larry Doty, John Blasko, Warner Knighton, Hollis Cooper | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Wilbur (PG) Darrell Soltys | |
| 02:30 | UTEP | Harold Stapler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-83 |
| 02:28 | Southern Mississippi | Everett Young gets the rebound | 78-83 |
| 02:12 | Southern Mississippi | Byron Gayton misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Bergsman - foul #3 on Ronald Bergsman, team foul #13 | 78-83 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Peters (PG) Everett Young | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Drexler (SG), Ivan Kuzminski (PF), Claude Byers (C) Thomas Williams, Ronald Bergsman, Harold Stapler | |
| 02:12 | Southern Mississippi | Byron Gayton makes the 1st free throw | 79-83 |
| 02:12 | Southern Mississippi | Byron Gayton makes the 2nd free throw | 80-83 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | James Wilbur is hacked by Joe Callahan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Callahan, team foul #13 | 80-83 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | James Wilbur makes the 1st free throw | 80-84 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | James Wilbur makes the 2nd free throw | 80-85 |
| 01:48 | Southern Mississippi | Guy Thalman misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 80-85 |
| 01:46 | UTEP | William Drexler grabs the defensive rebound | 80-85 |
| 01:44 | UTEP | William Drexler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-85 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Doty (PG), John Blasko (SG), Charles Stewart (SF), Warner Knighton (PF) William Peters, Guy Thalman, Byron Gayton, Robert Cronin | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Presnell (PG), Gabriel Rossi (SF), Ronald Bergsman (PF) James Wilbur, Murray Haak, Ivan Kuzminski | |
| 01:25 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Callahan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 80-85 |
| 01:24 | UTEP | Claude Byers grabs the board | 80-85 |
| 01:24 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-85 |
| 01:04 | UTEP | Claude Byers misses the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 80-85 |
| 01:03 | Southern Mississippi | Warner Knighton grabs the defensive rebound | 80-85 |
| 01:03 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-85 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | John Blasko drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Warner Knighton | 83-85 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Claude Byers is called for 10 seconds | 83-85 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Stewart drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Blasko | 85-85 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 85-85 |
| 00:01 | UTEP | Donald Presnell clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 85-85 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Larry Doty | 85-85 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Doty (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Blasko (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Warner Knighton (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Callahan (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Presnell (tiring) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Drexler (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gabriel Rossi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Bergsman (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Claude Byers (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | UTEP | Ronald Bergsman wins the tip | 85-85 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:40 | UTEP | Claude Byers misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Joe Callahan - foul #2 on Joe Callahan, team foul #14 | 85-85 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Peters (PG), Guy Thalman (SG), Byron Gayton (SF), Robert Cronin (PF), Drew Gay (C) Larry Doty, John Blasko, Charles Stewart, Warner Knighton, Joe Callahan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Darrell Soltys (PG), James Wilbur (SG), Murray Haak (SF), Ivan Kuzminski (PF) Donald Presnell, William Drexler, Gabriel Rossi, Ronald Bergsman | |
| 04:40 | UTEP | Claude Byers misses the 1st free throw | 85-85 |
| 04:40 | UTEP | Claude Byers misses the 2nd free throw | 85-85 |
| 04:40 | Southern Mississippi | Drew Gay pulls down the rebound | 85-85 |
| 04:20 | Southern Mississippi | William Peters misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 85-85 |
| 04:19 | UTEP | Claude Byers snags the defensive board | 85-85 |
| 03:58 | UTEP | Ivan Kuzminski is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Wilbur | 85-87 |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | William Peters can't finish the layup | 85-87 |
| 03:38 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Cronin gets the offensive rebound | 85-87 |
| 03:24 | Southern Mississippi | Guy Thalman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 85-87 |
| 03:22 | Southern Mississippi | Byron Gayton grabs the offensive rebound | 85-87 |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | Drew Gay is whistled for traveling | 85-87 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Everett Young (PG), Charles Stewart (SF), Warner Knighton (PF), Hollis Cooper (C) William Peters, Byron Gayton, Robert Cronin, Drew Gay | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Presnell (PG), William Drexler (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Harold Stapler (C) Darrell Soltys, James Wilbur, Murray Haak, Claude Byers | |
| 02:53 | UTEP | Warner Knighton takes the ball from Ivan Kuzminski | 85-87 |
| 02:28 | Southern Mississippi | Guy Thalman scores on a shot from the right block set up by Everett Young and the foul's on Thomas Williams - foul #1 on Thomas Williams, team foul #14 | 87-87 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Doty (PG) Charles Stewart | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Bergsman (PF) Ivan Kuzminski | |
| 02:28 | Southern Mississippi | Guy Thalman makes the free throw | 88-87 |
| 02:26 | UTEP | Donald Presnell is hacked by Larry Doty in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Doty, team foul #15 | 88-87 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Darrell Soltys (SG) William Drexler | |
| 02:26 | UTEP | Donald Presnell misses the 1st free throw | 88-87 |
| 02:26 | UTEP | Donald Presnell makes the 2nd free throw | 88-88 |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | Guy Thalman hits the finger roll | 90-88 |
| 01:40 | UTEP | Darrell Soltys hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Donald Presnell | 90-91 |
| 01:36 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Williams steps in front of the Everett Young pass in the backcourt | 90-91 |
| 01:25 | UTEP | Harold Stapler is hacked by Hollis Cooper - foul #1 on Hollis Cooper, team foul #16 | 90-91 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Blasko (SG), Charles Stewart (SF), Joe Callahan (C) Guy Thalman, Everett Young, Hollis Cooper | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Drexler (SG), Gabriel Rossi (SF) Darrell Soltys, Thomas Williams | |
| 01:25 | UTEP | Harold Stapler makes the 1st free throw | 90-92 |
| 01:25 | UTEP | Harold Stapler makes the 2nd free throw | 90-93 |
| 00:56 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Stewart loses the ball out of bounds | 90-93 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Claude Byers (C) Harold Stapler | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Doty (tired) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Blasko (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Warner Knighton (tired) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Callahan (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Presnell (tiring) 12 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Drexler (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gabriel Rossi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Bergsman (tired) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Claude Byers (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:53 | UTEP | William Drexler's pass is intercepted by Charles Stewart in the backcourt | 90-93 |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Doty connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line | 92-93 |
| 00:48 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 92-93 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | William Drexler misses the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Larry Doty - foul #5 on Larry Doty, team foul #17 | 92-93 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Guy Thalman (PG) Larry Doty | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:22 | UTEP | William Drexler misses the 1st free throw | 92-93 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | William Drexler makes the 2nd free throw | 92-94 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Callahan makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Blasko and the foul's on Claude Byers - foul #2 on Claude Byers, team foul #15 | 94-94 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 94-94 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Callahan makes the free throw | 95-94 |
| 00:08 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 95-94 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:05 | UTEP | William Drexler is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Stewart - foul #3 on Charles Stewart, team foul #18 | 95-94 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | William Drexler misses the 1st free throw | 95-94 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | William Drexler misses the 2nd free throw | 95-94 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Callahan snags the defensive board | 95-94 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | William Drexler is called for the reach on Joe Callahan in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Drexler, team foul #16 | 95-94 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Callahan misses the 1st free throw | 95-94 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 96-94 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Gabriel Rossi comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 96-94 |