| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Hovey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Polinski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Riles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ward Toomey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Grounds (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnny Slaughter (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Steven Talamantez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Maes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Scott Campbell inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | UAB | Boris Polinski steals the ball from Joseph Grounds | 38-33 |
| 19:24 | UTEP | Boris Polinski drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-33 |
| 19:06 | UAB | Steven Talamantez misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on John Thomas - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 19:06 | UAB | Steven Talamantez makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:06 | UAB | Steven Talamantez makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:51 | UTEP | John Thomas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Boris Polinski | 43-35 |
| 18:33 | UAB | Scott Campbell's layup is rejected by John Thomas | 43-35 |
| 18:31 | UAB | Steven Talamantez tips it in | 43-37 |
| 18:14 | UTEP | Steven Talamantez steps in front of the Ward Toomey pass | 43-37 |
| 17:53 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter drills a jump hook from close range set up by Joseph Grounds and the foul's on Ward Toomey - foul #1 on Ward Toomey, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| 17:53 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 17:37 | UTEP | Ward Toomey hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 43-40 |
| 17:36 | UTEP | John Thomas tips it but misses | 43-40 |
| 17:34 | UAB | Joseph Grounds grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 17:16 | UAB | Scott Campbell is hacked by Gary Hovey - foul #2 on Gary Hovey, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Dummer (SF) Derek Riles | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 16:59 | UAB | Steven Talamantez travels with the ball | 43-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Alfredo Gallo (C) Gary Hovey, John Thomas | |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Koprowski (PG), Nicholas Vita (PF) Joseph Grounds, Steven Talamantez | |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Ward Toomey hits a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Frank Koprowski - foul #2 on Frank Koprowski, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo (PG), David Foley (PF) Scott Campbell, Scott Maes | |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Ward Toomey makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 16:18 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Nicholas Vita | 46-42 |
| 16:01 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo knocks in the shot from close range | 48-42 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boris Polinski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Dummer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ward Toomey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Delgadillo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Slaughter (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Frank Koprowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Foley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Vita (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:56 | UAB | Salvador Gonzales is called for the reach on Kurt Delgadillo - foul #3 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Hovey (PG), Derek Riles (SF), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Boris Polinski, Steven Dummer, Ward Toomey | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Rich (SG), Steven Talamantez (PF) Kurt Delgadillo, Johnny Slaughter | |
| 15:51 | UAB | David Foley buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-45 |
| 15:41 | UTEP | Gary Hovey misses the 3 from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 15:39 | UAB | The rebound goes to Steven Talamantez | 48-45 |
| 15:27 | UAB | Steven Talamantez makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 15:20 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo clanks a runner from the left block | 48-48 |
| 15:19 | UTEP | Gary Hovey pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 15:14 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Salvador Gonzales | 50-48 |
| 15:04 | UAB | Steven Talamantez's layup is rejected by Alfredo Gallo | 50-48 |
| 15:02 | UAB | Steven Talamantez tips it in | 50-50 |
| 14:45 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo double dribbles | 50-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Boris Polinski (SG), John Thomas (C) Salvador Gonzales, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Grounds (PG), Johnny Slaughter (SG), Scott Campbell (SF), Scott Maes (C) Frank Koprowski, Robert Rich, David Foley, Nicholas Vita | |
| 14:32 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Thomas - foul #3 on John Thomas, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| 14:32 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 14:32 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 14:25 | UTEP | Gary Hovey drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Boris Polinski | 53-52 |
| 14:12 | UAB | Scott Campbell travels with the ball | 53-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ward Toomey (PF) Jonathan Blackmon | |
| Subs | UAB | Nicholas Vita (PF) Steven Talamantez | |
| 13:54 | UTEP | Boris Polinski misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-52 |
| 13:52 | UAB | Nicholas Vita grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 13:32 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 53-52 |
| 13:31 | UTEP | Gary Hovey grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 13:22 | UTEP | Boris Polinski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Derek Riles | 56-52 |
| 13:01 | UAB | Scott Maes throws it down set up by Nicholas Vita | 56-54 |
| 12:43 | UTEP | Ward Toomey misses long on a shot in the lane | 56-54 |
| 12:41 | UTEP | Gary Hovey tips it in | 58-54 |
| 12:17 | UAB | Scott Campbell connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Johnny Slaughter | 58-56 |
| 11:58 | UTEP | Gary Hovey is fouled on the floor by Scott Maes - foul #2 on Scott Maes, team foul #2 | 58-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Steven Dummer (SF), Jonathan Blackmon (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Gary Hovey, Boris Polinski, Derek Riles, Ward Toomey, John Thomas | |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Koprowski (PG), Steven Talamantez (PF) Joseph Grounds, Nicholas Vita | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Dummer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Frank Koprowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Slaughter (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Talamantez (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Maes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | UTEP | Steven Talamantez steals the ball from Jonathan Blackmon | 58-56 |
| 11:18 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-56 |
| 11:17 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 10:57 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales is whistled for a carry | 58-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ward Toomey (PF), John Thomas (C) Jonathan Blackmon, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Rich (SG), David Foley (SF), Nicholas Vita (C) Johnny Slaughter, Scott Campbell, Scott Maes | |
| 10:39 | UAB | Robert Rich connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Frank Koprowski | 58-58 |
| 10:28 | UTEP | Steven Dummer hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by David Foley - foul #2 on David Foley, team foul #3 | 58-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Boris Polinski (SG) Charles Franks | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Grounds (PG) Robert Rich | |
| 10:28 | UTEP | Steven Dummer makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 10:28 | UTEP | Steven Dummer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 10:05 | UAB | David Foley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 10:04 | UTEP | John Thomas gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 09:45 | UTEP | Boris Polinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 09:44 | UAB | Nicholas Vita snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 09:15 | UAB | Frank Koprowski misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 60-58 |
| 09:14 | UAB | Steven Talamantez snags the offensive board | 60-58 |
| 09:07 | UAB | Steven Talamantez makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Grounds | 60-60 |
| 08:50 | UTEP | John Thomas is fouled on the floor by Frank Koprowski - foul #3 on Frank Koprowski, team foul #4 | 60-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Hovey (PG), Derek Riles (SF), Jonathan Blackmon (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Salvador Gonzales, Steven Dummer, Ward Toomey, John Thomas | |
| Subs | UAB | Johnny Slaughter (SG), Scott Campbell (SF), Scott Maes (C) Frank Koprowski, David Foley, Steven Talamantez | |
| 08:39 | UTEP | Boris Polinski scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Alfredo Gallo | 63-60 |
| 08:15 | UAB | Joseph Grounds is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Gallo - foul #1 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo (PG) Joseph Grounds | |
| 08:00 | UAB | Scott Campbell comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 63-60 |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Gary Hovey gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Hovey (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Polinski (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - Derek Riles (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Delgadillo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Slaughter (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Vita (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Maes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Gary Hovey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-60 |
| 07:51 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon grabs the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 07:46 | UTEP | Boris Polinski connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Hovey | 66-60 |
| 07:19 | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo is fouled on the floor by Gary Hovey - foul #3 on Gary Hovey, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (SG), Ward Toomey (PF), John Thomas (C) Boris Polinski, Jonathan Blackmon, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | UAB | Steven Talamantez (PF) Nicholas Vita | |
| 07:19 | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 07:19 | UTEP | Derek Riles pulls down the rebound | 66-60 |
| 07:03 | UTEP | Derek Riles hits a floater from the baseline set up by Salvador Gonzales and he's hacked by Scott Campbell - foul #2 on Scott Campbell, team foul #5 | 68-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Grounds (PG) Kurt Delgadillo | |
| 07:03 | UTEP | Derek Riles makes the free throw | 69-60 |
| 06:47 | UAB | Joseph Grounds is fouled on the floor by Ward Toomey - foul #2 on Ward Toomey, team foul #8 | 69-60 |
| 06:47 | UAB | Joseph Grounds makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 06:47 | UAB | Joseph Grounds misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 06:47 | UTEP | John Thomas grabs the board | 69-61 |
| 06:36 | UTEP | Scott Campbell takes the ball from Ward Toomey | 69-61 |
| 06:33 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter throws it down on a great pass from Scott Campbell | 69-63 |
| 06:13 | UTEP | Ward Toomey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-63 |
| Subs | UTEP | Boris Polinski (SG), Steven Dummer (SF) Salvador Gonzales, Derek Riles | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 05:48 | UAB | Steven Talamantez makes the wide open jump hook from close range | 69-65 |
| 05:41 | UTEP | John Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Alfredo Gallo (C) Gary Hovey, John Thomas | |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Koprowski (SF) Scott Campbell | |
| 05:33 | UAB | Frank Koprowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-65 |
| 05:31 | UTEP | Ward Toomey pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Boris Polinski buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Alfredo Gallo | 72-65 |
| 05:01 | UAB | Steven Talamantez misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Ward Toomey - foul #3 on Ward Toomey, team foul #9 | 72-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | Derek Riles (SF), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Steven Dummer, Ward Toomey | |
| Subs | UAB | David Foley (SF), Nicholas Vita (C) Joseph Grounds, Scott Maes | |
| 05:01 | UAB | Steven Talamantez makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 05:01 | UAB | Steven Talamantez misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 05:01 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon grabs the board | 72-66 |
| 04:41 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Salvador Gonzales | 74-66 |
| 04:26 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 74-66 |
| 04:24 | UAB | Nicholas Vita grabs the offensive board | 74-66 |
| 04:12 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Hovey (PG), John Thomas (C) Salvador Gonzales, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Rich (SG), Scott Campbell (SF) Johnny Slaughter, Steven Talamantez | |
| 03:56 | UTEP | Derek Riles knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-66 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Hovey (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Boris Polinski (fresh) 24 pts. 4 ast. SF - Derek Riles (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Frank Koprowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Rich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Foley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Nicholas Vita (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:41 | UAB | Frank Koprowski knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Nicholas Vita and the foul's on Derek Riles - foul #2 on Derek Riles, team foul #10 | 77-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (SG), Ward Toomey (PF) Boris Polinski, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Grounds (PG), Scott Maes (C) Robert Rich, David Foley | |
| 03:41 | UAB | Frank Koprowski makes the free throw | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:39 | UTEP | Gary Hovey is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Grounds - foul #2 on Joseph Grounds, team foul #6 | 77-69 |
| 03:21 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Hovey | 79-69 |
| 03:06 | UAB | Scott Campbell connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Grounds | 79-71 |
| 02:39 | UTEP | Derek Riles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Scott Campbell - foul #3 on Scott Campbell, team foul #7 | 79-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | Boris Polinski (SG) Salvador Gonzales | |
| Subs | UAB | Johnny Slaughter (SG), Steven Talamantez (PF) Frank Koprowski, Nicholas Vita | |
| 02:39 | UTEP | Derek Riles makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 02:39 | UTEP | Derek Riles makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 02:26 | UAB | Scott Maes misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on John Thomas - foul #4 on John Thomas, team foul #11 | 81-71 |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Dummer (SF) Derek Riles | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 02:26 | UAB | Scott Maes makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 02:26 | UAB | Scott Maes makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Boris Polinski can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 81-73 |
| 02:09 | UAB | Steven Talamantez snags the defensive board | 81-73 |
| 02:03 | UAB | Joseph Grounds is fouled on the floor by Gary Hovey - foul #4 on Gary Hovey, team foul #12 | 81-73 |
| 02:03 | UAB | Joseph Grounds makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 02:03 | UAB | Joseph Grounds misses the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 02:03 | UTEP | John Thomas snags the defensive board | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:40 | UTEP | John Thomas misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Scott Campbell - foul #4 on Scott Campbell, team foul #8 | 81-74 |
| Subs | UTEP | Derek Riles (SF) Steven Dummer | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 01:40 | UTEP | John Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 01:40 | UTEP | John Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 01:24 | UAB | Ward Toomey denies the turnaround by Joseph Grounds | 83-74 |
| 01:23 | UTEP | John Thomas gets the rebound | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:09 | UTEP | Ward Toomey misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 83-74 |
| 01:08 | UTEP | John Thomas tips it in | 85-74 |
| 01:01 | UAB | Scott Maes hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Scott Campbell | 85-76 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | UTEP | Scott Campbell is called for the reach on Boris Polinski - foul #5 on Scott Campbell, team foul #9 | 85-76 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Koprowski (SF) Scott Campbell | |
| 00:57 | UTEP | Boris Polinski misses the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:57 | UAB | Scott Maes grabs the defensive rebound | 85-76 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | UAB | Frank Koprowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 85-76 |
| 00:52 | UAB | Joseph Grounds gets the offensive rebound | 85-76 |
| 00:48 | UAB | Frank Koprowski is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 85-76 |
| 00:47 | UTEP | Gary Hovey snags the defensive board | 85-76 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Gary Hovey is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Grounds - foul #3 on Joseph Grounds, team foul #10 | 85-76 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Gary Hovey misses the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Gary Hovey makes the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:40 | UAB | Steven Talamantez misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 86-76 |
| 00:38 | UAB | Joseph Grounds misses the tip | 86-76 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Ward Toomey grabs the board | 86-76 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Ward Toomey loses the dribble to Steven Talamantez | 86-76 |
| 00:07 | UAB | Joseph Grounds buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 86-79 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Gary Hovey runs out the clock | 86-79 |