| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tyler Drewry (fresh) SG - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Russell Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lennon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Leroy Polakowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willis Foret (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Stan Hebert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Russell Hughes inbounds the ball | 30-19 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Leroy Polakowski - foul #1 on Leroy Polakowski, team foul #1 | 30-19 |
| 19:48 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 19:48 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 19:33 | UAB | Russell Taylor lays it up and in | 32-21 |
| 19:16 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Russell Hughes | 35-21 |
| 18:57 | UAB | Russell Taylor's layup is rejected by John Lennon | 35-21 |
| 18:56 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Tyler Drewry | 35-21 |
| 18:39 | UTEP | Gerald Fairchild picks off the pass by Gregory Lawson | 35-21 |
| 18:37 | UAB | Willis Foret loses the dribble to Gregory Lawson in the backcourt | 35-21 |
| 18:21 | UTEP | Russell Hughes is hacked by Willis Foret - foul #2 on Willis Foret, team foul #2 | 35-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG), Eli Haynes (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Tyler Drewry, Gregory Lawson, John Lennon, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Darden (PF) Russell Taylor | |
| 18:00 | UTEP | Russell Hughes travels with the ball | 35-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (SG), Marion Smith (C) Gerald Fairchild, Stan Hebert | |
| 17:58 | UAB | John Pavon is called for the reach on David Campbell in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Pavon, team foul #1 | 35-21 |
| 17:40 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 35-21 |
| 17:38 | UTEP | Eli Haynes pulls down the rebound | 35-21 |
| 17:19 | UTEP | Marion Smith is called for the reach on Russell Hughes - foul #1 on Marion Smith, team foul #3 | 35-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), John Lennon (PF) Stephen Baynes, Russell Hughes | |
| Subs | UAB | Nicholas Gould (PG), James Rouse (SF), Russell Taylor (PF) Leroy Polakowski, Willis Foret, Marion Smith | |
| 17:02 | UTEP | John Pavon comes up short on the shot from close range | 35-21 |
| 17:00 | UAB | Russell Taylor gets the rebound | 35-21 |
| 16:55 | UAB | James Rouse misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Pavon - foul #3 on John Pavon, team foul #2 | 35-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SG), Russell Hughes (SF) John Pavon, Eli Haynes | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 16:55 | UAB | James Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 16:55 | UAB | James Rouse misses the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 16:55 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs pulls down the rebound | 35-22 |
| 16:49 | UTEP | John Lennon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-22 |
| Subs | UTEP | Kelvin Porter (C) Ronald Riggs | |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (SG), Stan Hebert (C) Nicholas Gould, Donald Darden | |
| 16:35 | UAB | James Rouse clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-22 |
| 16:33 | UAB | Russell Taylor tips it back up and in | 35-24 |
| 16:17 | UTEP | Russell Hughes drills a shot from the left block set up by Kelvin Porter | 37-24 |
| 16:03 | UAB | James Rouse can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-24 |
| 16:01 | UAB | Russell Taylor hits the follow up shot | 37-26 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tyler Drewry (fairly fresh) SG - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Russell Hughes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lennon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kelvin Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Rouse (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Taylor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Stan Hebert (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | UTEP | John Lennon hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Lawson | 40-26 |
| 15:21 | UAB | Stan Hebert buries a jump hook from the baseline | 40-28 |
| 15:10 | UTEP | John Lennon makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Tyler Drewry | 42-28 |
| 14:58 | UAB | Stan Hebert misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 14:56 | UAB | James Rouse pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-28 |
| 14:35 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Rouse | 42-31 |
| 14:25 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tyler Drewry | 45-31 |
| 14:07 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 14:06 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 13:51 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-31 |
| 13:50 | UAB | Stan Hebert grabs the defensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 13:30 | UAB | David Campbell hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Russell Taylor | 45-34 |
| 13:26 | UTEP | Gerald Fairchild takes the ball from Tyler Drewry in the backcourt | 45-34 |
| 12:59 | UAB | James Rouse connects on the jump hook in the lane | 45-36 |
| 12:40 | UTEP | James Rouse is called for the reach on Russell Hughes - foul #1 on James Rouse, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG), Richard Lao (SF), Eli Haynes (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Tyler Drewry, Gregory Lawson, Russell Hughes, John Lennon, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), Henry Teachout (SG), Willis Foret (SF), Donald Darden (PF), Marion Smith (C) David Campbell, Gerald Fairchild, James Rouse, Russell Taylor, Stan Hebert | |
| 12:20 | UTEP | Marion Smith is called for the reach on Stephen Baynes - foul #2 on Marion Smith, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| 11:58 | UTEP | Eli Haynes scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Pavon | 48-36 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Baynes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Pavon (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Richard Lao (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Eli Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Riggs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Leroy Polakowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Teachout (fresh) SF - Willis Foret (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Darden (fresh) C - Marion Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:56 | UAB | Richard Lao steps in front of the Willis Foret pass in the backcourt | 48-36 |
| 11:54 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Lao | 50-36 |
| 11:36 | UAB | Henry Teachout clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 11:35 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 11:20 | UTEP | Willis Foret takes the ball from Eli Haynes | 50-36 |
| 10:51 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski is fouled on the floor by Stephen Baynes - foul #1 on Stephen Baynes, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Pinedo (PG), John Lennon (PF), Raphael Mancini (C) Stephen Baynes, Eli Haynes, Ronald Riggs | |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (SG), Stan Hebert (C) Henry Teachout, Donald Darden | |
| 10:38 | UAB | Stan Hebert can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 50-36 |
| 10:36 | UAB | Stan Hebert tips it home | 50-38 |
| 10:24 | UTEP | John Lennon can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 10:23 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 10:02 | UAB | Marion Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 10:00 | UAB | Stan Hebert tips it in | 50-40 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | Richard Lao knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 09:29 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski double dribbles in the backcourt | 52-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), Ronald Riggs (C) John Pavon, John Lennon | |
| Subs | UAB | Nicholas Gould (PG), David Campbell (SG), Russell Taylor (PF) Leroy Polakowski, Gerald Fairchild, Marion Smith | |
| 09:08 | UTEP | Russell Taylor picks off the pass by Richard Lao | 52-40 |
| 09:06 | UAB | David Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Hughes (SF), Eli Haynes (PF) Richard Lao, Raphael Mancini | |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Darden (C) Stan Hebert | |
| 09:01 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-40 |
| 08:59 | UAB | Russell Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 08:47 | UAB | David Campbell is hacked by Sean Pinedo - foul #1 on Sean Pinedo, team foul #4 | 52-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SG) Sean Pinedo | |
| Subs | UAB | Henry Teachout (SF) Willis Foret | |
| 08:37 | UAB | Russell Taylor misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-40 |
| 08:36 | UTEP | Russell Hughes grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 08:22 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes's pass is intercepted by Donald Darden | 52-40 |
| 08:20 | UAB | Eli Haynes is called for the reach on David Campbell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eli Haynes, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), John Lennon (PF) Stephen Baynes, Eli Haynes | |
| Subs | UAB | James Rouse (SF) Henry Teachout | |
| 08:01 | UAB | Russell Taylor is hacked by John Lennon - foul #1 on John Lennon, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Lao (SF), Raphael Mancini (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Russell Hughes, John Lennon, Ronald Riggs | |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), Stan Hebert (C) Nicholas Gould, Russell Taylor | |
| 07:52 | UAB | James Rouse scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-42 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tyler Drewry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Lawson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Lao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Raphael Mancini (fresh) C - Kelvin Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Leroy Polakowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Rouse (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Darden (fairly fresh) C - Stan Hebert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Rouse - foul #2 on James Rouse, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Pinedo (PG) Tyler Drewry | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 07:35 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 07:35 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 07:33 | UAB | Sean Pinedo is called for the reach on Leroy Polakowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Pinedo, team foul #7 | 54-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | UAB | Russell Taylor (PF) Donald Darden | |
| 07:33 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 07:33 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 07:14 | UTEP | Raphael Mancini is fouled on the floor by Leroy Polakowski - foul #2 on Leroy Polakowski, team foul #7 | 54-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), Eli Haynes (SF) Gregory Lawson, Richard Lao | |
| Subs | UAB | Marion Smith (PF) Russell Taylor | |
| 07:14 | UTEP | Raphael Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:14 | UTEP | Raphael Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 06:56 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski connects on the floater from the left wing set up by James Rouse and the foul's on Stephen Baynes - foul #2 on Stephen Baynes, team foul #8 | 56-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Hughes (SF), Ronald Riggs (C) Raphael Mancini, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | UAB | Henry Teachout (SG), Willis Foret (SF) David Campbell, James Rouse | |
| 06:56 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski makes the free throw | 56-47 |
| 06:34 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes is hacked by Leroy Polakowski - foul #3 on Leroy Polakowski, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG) Sean Pinedo | |
| Subs | UAB | Nicholas Gould (PG), Russell Taylor (PF) Leroy Polakowski, Stan Hebert | |
| 06:34 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 06:34 | UAB | Russell Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 06:18 | UAB | Russell Taylor misses long on an open shot in the lane | 56-47 |
| 06:16 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Stephen Baynes | 56-47 |
| 06:00 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 05:53 | UAB | Russell Taylor clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Eli Haynes - foul #3 on Eli Haynes, team foul #9 | 58-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Pinedo (SG), John Pavon (SF), Raphael Mancini (PF) Stephen Baynes, Russell Hughes, Eli Haynes | |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (SG), Donald Darden (C) Willis Foret, Marion Smith | |
| 05:53 | UAB | Russell Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 05:53 | UAB | Russell Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 05:53 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 05:35 | UTEP | Donald Darden picks off the pass by Raphael Mancini | 58-48 |
| 05:15 | UAB | Russell Taylor jams it | 58-50 |
| 05:01 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Tyler Drewry | 61-50 |
| 04:38 | UAB | Russell Taylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-50 |
| 04:36 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| 04:32 | UTEP | John Pavon comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Henry Teachout - foul #1 on Henry Teachout, team foul #9 | 61-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), Richard Lao (SF), John Lennon (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Tyler Drewry, Sean Pinedo, Raphael Mancini, Ronald Riggs | |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), Gerald Fairchild (SG), Willis Foret (SF), Marion Smith (PF) Nicholas Gould, Henry Teachout, Russell Taylor, Donald Darden | |
| 04:32 | UTEP | John Pavon makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 04:32 | UTEP | John Pavon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:19 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Fairchild | 63-53 |
| 04:03 | UTEP | John Pavon buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Lao | 66-53 |
| 03:54 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-53 |
| 03:53 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes pulls down the rebound | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Baynes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pavon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Lao (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Lennon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kelvin Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Leroy Polakowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willis Foret (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marion Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - David Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:24 | UTEP | David Campbell is called for the reach on Stephen Baynes - foul #3 on David Campbell, team foul #10 | 66-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SG), Eli Haynes (PF) John Pavon, John Lennon | |
| Subs | UAB | Stan Hebert (C) David Campbell | |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:06 | UAB | Stan Hebert makes the floater from the baseline and the foul's on Gregory Lawson - foul #1 on Gregory Lawson, team foul #10 | 68-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Pinedo (PG), Raphael Mancini (C) Stephen Baynes, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Darden (PF) Marion Smith | |
| 03:06 | UAB | Stan Hebert misses the free throw | 68-55 |
| 03:06 | UTEP | Raphael Mancini gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| 02:59 | UTEP | Raphael Mancini's layup is rejected by Willis Foret | 68-55 |
| 02:57 | UAB | Donald Darden grabs the defensive rebound | 68-55 |
| 02:41 | UAB | Stan Hebert misses the easy layup | 68-55 |
| 02:40 | UAB | Donald Darden snags the offensive board | 68-55 |
| 02:21 | UAB | Willis Foret hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Leroy Polakowski | 68-57 |
| 02:17 | UTEP | Leroy Polakowski steals the ball from Sean Pinedo in the backcourt | 68-57 |
| 02:10 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gerald Fairchild | 68-59 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), John Pavon (SF), John Lennon (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Sean Pinedo, Richard Lao, Eli Haynes, Raphael Mancini | |
| Subs | UAB | Marion Smith (C) Stan Hebert | |
| 01:48 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 70-59 |
| 01:31 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 01:29 | UTEP | John Lennon grabs the board | 70-59 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gerald Fairchild - foul #1 on Gerald Fairchild, team foul #11 | 70-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), Richard Lao (SF), Eli Haynes (PF) Tyler Drewry, Gregory Lawson, John Lennon | |
| Subs | UAB | Nicholas Gould (PG), David Campbell (SG), James Rouse (SF) Leroy Polakowski, Gerald Fairchild, Willis Foret | |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 01:01 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs misses the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 01:01 | UAB | Marion Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | UAB | Donald Darden misses the driving attempt in the paint | 71-59 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Eli Haynes pulls down the rebound | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | UTEP | John Pavon comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs grabs the offensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes runs out the clock | 71-59 |