| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Frederick Wyatt (fresh) SG - Dan Taylor (fresh) SF - Eli Haynes (fresh) PF - Richard Lao (fresh) C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Leroy Polakowski (fresh) SG - Daniel Roa (fresh) SF - Frank Bown (fresh) PF - Joseph Kapp (fresh) C - Leonard Woodie (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Leonard Woodie wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | UAB | Joseph Kapp knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Leroy Polakowski | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | UTEP | Dan Taylor scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Richard Lao and he's hacked by Daniel Roa - foul #1 on Daniel Roa, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | UTEP | Dan Taylor makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | UAB | Frank Bown drills a floater near the basket | 3-4 |
| 18:50 | UTEP | Eli Haynes misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 18:49 | UTEP | Richard Lao tips it home | 5-4 |
| 18:36 | UAB | Daniel Roa misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-4 |
| 18:35 | UTEP | Richard Lao gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 18:19 | UTEP | Richard Lao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 18:07 | UAB | Frank Bown lays it in on a great pass from Leroy Polakowski and he's fouled by Eli Haynes - foul #1 on Eli Haynes, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| 18:07 | UAB | Frank Bown makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:50 | UTEP | Eli Haynes's pass is intercepted by Daniel Roa | 5-7 |
| 17:46 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SF), John Lennon (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Eli Haynes, Richard Lao, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | UAB | John Lewis (SF), William Rudolph (C) Frank Bown, Leonard Woodie | |
| 17:24 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dan Taylor | 8-7 |
| 17:17 | UAB | Daniel Roa is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Riggs - foul #1 on Ronald Riggs, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Bobby Crepeau (SG) Frederick Wyatt, Dan Taylor | |
| Subs | UAB | James Wettstein (PG), Russell Taylor (SF), Stan Hebert (C) Leroy Polakowski, Daniel Roa, Joseph Kapp | |
| 17:02 | UAB | James Wettstein is hacked by Ronald Riggs - foul #2 on Ronald Riggs, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Hughes (PF) Ronald Riggs | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 16:48 | UAB | James Wettstein connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from John Lewis | 8-9 |
| 16:26 | UTEP | Russell Hughes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 16:24 | UAB | The rebound goes to John Lewis | 8-9 |
| 16:06 | UAB | William Rudolph misses badly on the uncontested floater from close range | 8-9 |
| 16:04 | UAB | Stan Hebert hits the follow up shot | 8-11 |
| 15:56 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lee Cardona | 10-11 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lee Cardona (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bobby Crepeau (fresh) SF - Gregory Lawson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Hughes (fresh) C - John Lennon (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Wettstein (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Lewis (fairly fresh) SF - Russell Taylor (fresh) PF - William Rudolph (fresh) C - Stan Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | UAB | Stan Hebert drills a floater from close range set up by James Wettstein and the foul's on John Lennon - foul #1 on John Lennon, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Frederick Wyatt (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Eli Haynes (SF), Richard Lao (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Lee Cardona, Bobby Crepeau, Gregory Lawson, Russell Hughes, John Lennon | |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), Daniel Roa (SG), Frank Bown (SF), Joseph Kapp (PF) James Wettstein, John Lewis, Russell Taylor, William Rudolph | |
| 15:43 | UAB | Stan Hebert makes the free throw | 10-14 |
| 15:17 | UTEP | Frank Bown is called for the reach on Kelvin Porter - foul #1 on Frank Bown, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | UAB | Leonard Woodie (C) Stan Hebert | |
| 15:04 | UTEP | Dan Taylor hits the finger roll | 12-14 |
| 15:01 | UAB | Eli Haynes takes the ball from Daniel Roa in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| 14:59 | UTEP | Frederick Wyatt hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eli Haynes | 14-14 |
| 14:38 | UAB | Joseph Kapp scores on a floater from the right block set up by Leroy Polakowski | 14-16 |
| 14:16 | UTEP | Frederick Wyatt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 14:15 | UTEP | Richard Lao pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 14:10 | UTEP | Dan Taylor is whistled for a carry | 14-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Crepeau (SG), John Pavon (SF), Russell Hughes (PF) Dan Taylor, Eli Haynes, Richard Lao | |
| Subs | UAB | James Wettstein (PG), John Lewis (SG), William Rudolph (PF) Leroy Polakowski, Daniel Roa, Joseph Kapp | |
| 13:55 | UAB | Leonard Woodie misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kelvin Porter - foul #1 on Kelvin Porter, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | UAB | Russell Taylor (SF) Frank Bown | |
| 13:55 | UAB | Leonard Woodie makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 13:55 | UAB | Leonard Woodie makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 13:36 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-18 |
| 13:34 | UAB | Russell Taylor grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 13:28 | UAB | John Lewis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 14-18 |
| 13:27 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 13:05 | UTEP | Russell Hughes misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-18 |
| 13:03 | UAB | John Lewis grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 12:49 | UAB | Frederick Wyatt picks off the pass by William Rudolph | 14-18 |
| 12:46 | UTEP | John Pavon blows the dunk | 14-18 |
| 12:44 | UAB | John Lewis grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 12:42 | UAB | Frederick Wyatt is called for the reach on James Wettstein in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frederick Wyatt, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Eli Haynes (SF), Richard Lao (PF), John Lennon (C) Frederick Wyatt, Bobby Crepeau, John Pavon, Russell Hughes, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), Daniel Roa (SG), Frank Bown (SF), Joseph Kapp (PF) James Wettstein, John Lewis, Russell Taylor, Leonard Woodie | |
| 12:33 | UAB | Richard Lao is called for the reach on Leroy Polakowski - foul #1 on Richard Lao, team foul #7 | 14-18 |
| 12:33 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 12:33 | UTEP | Richard Lao snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 12:13 | UTEP | Eli Haynes buries a 3 from the right corner | 17-18 |
| 11:55 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski is whistled for traveling | 17-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SF) Eli Haynes | |
| Subs | UAB | Stan Hebert (C) William Rudolph | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lee Cardona (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Lao (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Lennon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Leroy Polakowski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Roa (fresh) SF - Frank Bown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Kapp (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stan Hebert (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:40 | UTEP | Richard Lao misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Stan Hebert - foul #1 on Stan Hebert, team foul #3 | 17-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Crepeau (PG) Lee Cardona | |
| Subs | UAB | James Wettstein (SF) Frank Bown | |
| 11:40 | UTEP | Richard Lao makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 11:40 | UTEP | Richard Lao misses the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 11:40 | UAB | Joseph Kapp gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 11:22 | UAB | Joseph Kapp's pass is intercepted by Richard Lao | 18-18 |
| 11:05 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Bobby Crepeau | 20-18 |
| 11:03 | UAB | Dan Taylor is called for the reach on Daniel Roa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dan Taylor, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | Frederick Wyatt (PG), Kelvin Porter (C) Dan Taylor, John Lennon | |
| Subs | UAB | John Lewis (SF), Russell Taylor (PF) Leroy Polakowski, Joseph Kapp | |
| 11:03 | UAB | Daniel Roa makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 11:03 | UAB | Daniel Roa misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 11:03 | UTEP | Richard Lao grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 10:55 | UTEP | Stan Hebert is called for the reach on Kelvin Porter - foul #2 on Stan Hebert, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (SG) Bobby Crepeau | |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (SG), Leonard Woodie (C) Daniel Roa, Stan Hebert | |
| 10:41 | UTEP | Frederick Wyatt clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-19 |
| 10:39 | UTEP | Richard Lao tips it in | 22-19 |
| 10:31 | UAB | Richard Lao swats the shot by John Lewis | 22-19 |
| 10:30 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Richard Lao | 22-19 |
| 10:14 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Frederick Wyatt | 25-19 |
| 10:02 | UAB | David Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Crepeau (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Eli Haynes (SF), Russell Hughes (PF) Frederick Wyatt, Lee Cardona, Gregory Lawson, Richard Lao | |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Bown (SF), Joseph Kapp (PF), William Rudolph (C) James Wettstein, Russell Taylor, Leonard Woodie | |
| 09:39 | UTEP | Frank Bown takes the ball from Eli Haynes | 25-19 |
| 09:35 | UAB | David Campbell jams it set up by Frank Bown | 25-21 |
| 09:27 | UTEP | Bobby Crepeau hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 25-21 |
| 09:26 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Eli Haynes | 25-21 |
| 09:21 | UTEP | Bobby Crepeau connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dan Taylor | 28-21 |
| 09:19 | UAB | Frank Bown is fouled in the backcourt by Kelvin Porter - foul #2 on Kelvin Porter, team foul #9 | 28-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), John Lennon (C) Bobby Crepeau, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), Daniel Roa (SG) David Campbell, John Lewis | |
| 09:19 | UAB | Frank Bown makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 09:19 | UAB | Frank Bown misses the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 09:19 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Russell Hughes | 28-22 |
| 08:58 | UTEP | Russell Hughes loses the dribble to Leroy Polakowski | 28-22 |
| 08:54 | UAB | Daniel Roa misses the easy layup | 28-22 |
| 08:52 | UAB | Joseph Kapp can't tip it in | 28-22 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | John Lennon grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 08:33 | UTEP | Eli Haynes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 08:31 | UAB | Joseph Kapp grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 08:18 | UAB | Joseph Kapp connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Daniel Roa | 28-24 |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Dan Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Kapp - foul #1 on Joseph Kapp, team foul #5 | 28-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Frederick Wyatt (PG), Gregory Lawson (SF), Richard Lao (PF) Lee Cardona, Eli Haynes, Russell Hughes | |
| Subs | UAB | John Lewis (SF), Russell Taylor (PF), Leonard Woodie (C) Frank Bown, Joseph Kapp, William Rudolph | |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Dan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Dan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 07:37 | UAB | John Lewis misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-24 |
| 07:36 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Woodie | 30-24 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Frederick Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Richard Lao (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - John Lennon (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Leroy Polakowski (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Roa (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Russell Taylor (fresh) C - Leonard Woodie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | UAB | Gregory Lawson steps in front of the Daniel Roa pass | 30-24 |
| 07:02 | UTEP | Dan Taylor scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Frederick Wyatt | 32-24 |
| 06:33 | UAB | Leonard Woodie is hacked by Frederick Wyatt - foul #2 on Frederick Wyatt, team foul #10 | 32-24 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Bobby Crepeau (SG), John Pavon (SF) Frederick Wyatt, Dan Taylor, Gregory Lawson | |
| Subs | UAB | James Wettstein (PG), David Campbell (SG), Frank Bown (SF), William Rudolph (PF) Leroy Polakowski, Daniel Roa, John Lewis, Russell Taylor | |
| 06:33 | UAB | Leonard Woodie misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 06:33 | UAB | Leonard Woodie makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 06:18 | UTEP | John Pavon is hacked by Frank Bown - foul #2 on Frank Bown, team foul #6 | 32-25 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | UAB | Daniel Roa (SG), Joseph Kapp (PF) Frank Bown, Leonard Woodie | |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Bobby Crepeau misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-25 |
| 06:06 | UAB | Joseph Kapp grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 05:45 | UAB | James Wettstein blows the layup | 32-25 |
| 05:43 | UAB | Daniel Roa pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 05:21 | UAB | Daniel Roa makes the wide open jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Rudolph | 32-27 |
| 05:06 | UTEP | Bobby Crepeau travels with the ball | 32-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dan Taylor (SG), Eli Haynes (SF), Russell Hughes (C) Bobby Crepeau, John Pavon, John Lennon | |
| Subs | UAB | John Lewis (SF), Russell Taylor (PF), Leonard Woodie (C) Daniel Roa, Joseph Kapp, William Rudolph | |
| 04:52 | UAB | James Wettstein comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Lao - foul #2 on Richard Lao, team foul #11 | 32-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Lennon (C) Richard Lao | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 04:52 | UAB | James Wettstein makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 04:52 | UAB | James Wettstein makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 04:31 | UTEP | Leonard Woodie is called for the reach on John Lennon - foul #1 on Leonard Woodie, team foul #7 | 32-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Crepeau (PG) Lee Cardona | |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), Joseph Kapp (PF) James Wettstein, David Campbell | |
| 04:31 | UTEP | John Lennon makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 04:31 | UTEP | John Lennon makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 04:18 | UAB | John Lewis connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 04:01 | UTEP | Dan Taylor hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Bobby Crepeau | 36-31 |
| 03:44 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 03:43 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Russell Hughes | 36-31 |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Bobby Crepeau misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Leroy Polakowski - foul #1 on Leroy Polakowski, team foul #8 | 36-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | Frederick Wyatt (PG), Gregory Lawson (SF), Ronald Riggs (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Dan Taylor, Eli Haynes, Russell Hughes, John Lennon | |
| Subs | UAB | James Wettstein (PG), David Campbell (SG), Frank Bown (SF), William Rudolph (PF), Stan Hebert (C) Leroy Polakowski, John Lewis, Russell Taylor, Joseph Kapp, Leonard Woodie | |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Bobby Crepeau makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Bobby Crepeau makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Frederick Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Crepeau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ronald Riggs (fresh) C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Wettstein (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Bown (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Rudolph (fresh) C - Stan Hebert (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:10 | UAB | James Wettstein misses short on an open shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frederick Wyatt - foul #3 on Frederick Wyatt, team foul #12 | 38-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), John Pavon (SF) Frederick Wyatt, Bobby Crepeau | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 03:10 | UAB | James Wettstein makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 03:10 | UAB | James Wettstein misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 03:10 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 02:52 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs loses the dribble to James Wettstein | 38-32 |
| 02:48 | UAB | Frank Bown banks in the layup set up by James Wettstein | 38-34 |
| 02:33 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs hits a shot from the left side set up by Gregory Lawson | 40-34 |
| 02:08 | UAB | William Rudolph slams it home on a nice dish by James Wettstein | 40-36 |
| 01:46 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter misses short on a shot from the right block | 40-36 |
| 01:44 | UAB | William Rudolph gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 01:21 | UAB | Stan Hebert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Kelvin Porter | 40-36 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Lee Cardona | 43-36 |
| 00:47 | UAB | William Rudolph lays it in uncontested set up by Stan Hebert | 43-38 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson drills a shot from the left side set up by Lee Cardona | 45-38 |
| 00:28 | UAB | David Campbell is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Lawson - foul #1 on Gregory Lawson, team foul #13 | 45-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bobby Crepeau (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Eli Haynes (SF), Russell Hughes (PF) Lee Cardona, Gregory Lawson, John Pavon, Ronald Riggs | |
| Subs | UAB | Daniel Roa (SG), John Lewis (SF), Joseph Kapp (PF), Leonard Woodie (C) James Wettstein, Frank Bown, William Rudolph, Stan Hebert | |
| 00:28 | UAB | David Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 00:28 | UAB | David Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Dan Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 00:02 | UAB | The rebound goes to David Campbell | 45-39 |
| 00:00 | UAB | David Campbell misses short on a fullcourt shot | 45-39 |