| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Willie Inge (fresh) SG - Curtis Tanner (fresh) SF - Ronald Fenimore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Marshall Thatcher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ira Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Garry Neely (fresh) C - Jeffery Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| 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) | |
| 19:49 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-27 |
| 19:44 | UAB | Ira Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-27 |
| 19:33 | UTEP | Willie Inge is hacked by Kurt Clark - foul #2 on Kurt Clark, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| 19:07 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner loses the ball out of bounds | 25-27 |
| 18:58 | UAB | Garry Neely comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-27 |
| 18:57 | UAB | Ira Williams tips it in | 25-29 |
| 18:49 | UTEP | Willie Inge hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Fenimore | 27-29 |
| 18:45 | UAB | Kurt Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-29 |
| 18:35 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (SG) Curtis Tanner | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 18:33 | UAB | Kurt Clark is hacked by Willie Inge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Inge, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Melillo (SG) Willie Inge | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 18:15 | UAB | Ira Williams buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 17:57 | UTEP | Robert Knight buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Fenimore | 30-31 |
| 17:38 | UAB | Jeffery Powell is hacked by Ronald Fenimore - foul #2 on Ronald Fenimore, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Norman Kelley (C) Ronald Fenimore, Marshall Thatcher | |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (PG), Walter Pucci (SF), John Young (PF), Thomas Gorrell (C) Kurt Clark, Ira Williams, Garry Neely, Jeffery Powell | |
| 17:22 | UAB | Robert Benson can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 30-31 |
| 17:21 | UAB | Darren Rush pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 17:05 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Darren Rush | 30-33 |
| 16:47 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 16:35 | UAB | Walter Pucci jams it on a great pass from Darren Rush | 33-35 |
| 16:15 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeff Melillo | 35-35 |
| 15:51 | UAB | John Young knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Darren Rush | 35-37 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Stam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Knight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Melillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Kelley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Darren Rush (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Benson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Walter Pucci (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Young (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Gorrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UTEP | Robert Knight can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Benson - foul #2 on Robert Benson, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG), Ronald Fenimore (SF), Marshall Thatcher (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Stephen Stam, Jeff Melillo, Ralph Piccirillo, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Jeffrey Green (SG), Ira Williams (SF), Garry Neely (PF), Jeffery Powell (C) Darren Rush, Robert Benson, Walter Pucci, John Young, Thomas Gorrell | |
| 15:40 | UTEP | Robert Knight makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:40 | UTEP | Robert Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:17 | UAB | Jeffery Powell is open and buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Ira Williams | 37-39 |
| 14:56 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 14:54 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher tips it back up and in | 39-39 |
| 14:32 | UAB | Ronald Fenimore picks off the pass by Jeffrey Green | 39-39 |
| 14:12 | UTEP | Arthur Wright misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 14:10 | UAB | Garry Neely snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 13:51 | UAB | Garry Neely scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Kurt Clark and he's hacked by Ronald Fenimore - foul #3 on Ronald Fenimore, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Stephen Stam (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Norman Kelley (C) Robert Knight, Curtis Tanner, Ronald Fenimore, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Benson (SG), John Young (C) Jeffrey Green, Jeffery Powell | |
| 13:51 | UAB | Garry Neely makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 13:30 | UTEP | Norman Kelley's dunk attempt is rejected by John Young | 39-42 |
| 13:28 | UTEP | Willie Inge grabs the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 13:16 | UTEP | Herbert Scott drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Willie Inge | 42-42 |
| 13:06 | UAB | Robert Benson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 13:04 | UTEP | Willie Inge grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 12:46 | UTEP | Herbert Scott can't finish the layup | 42-42 |
| 12:45 | UAB | Ira Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:41 | UAB | Kurt Clark is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Stephen Stam, Herbert Scott, Marshall Thatcher, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (PG), Walter Pucci (SF), Thomas Gorrell (C) Kurt Clark, Ira Williams, Garry Neely | |
| 12:23 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Willie Inge and he's fouled by Walter Pucci - foul #2 on Walter Pucci, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| 12:23 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:12 | UAB | Robert Benson is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Walter Pucci | 45-44 |
| 11:49 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo makes the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by John Young - foul #2 on John Young, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG), Ronald Fenimore (SF) Willie Inge, Curtis Tanner | |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffery Powell (C) John Young | |
| 11:49 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo makes the free throw | 48-44 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Bloom (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Melillo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Fenimore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Darren Rush (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Walter Pucci (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Gorrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | UAB | Walter Pucci is whistled for traveling | 48-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Norman Kelley (C) Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | UAB | James Garnes (PF) Robert Benson | |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Fenimore | 50-44 |
| 10:44 | UAB | Darren Rush clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 10:42 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 10:22 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 10:21 | UAB | Jeffery Powell gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 10:17 | UAB | Walter Pucci is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Kelley - foul #2 on Norman Kelley, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Stephen Stam (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Marshall Thatcher (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Michael Bloom, Jeff Melillo, Ronald Fenimore, Ralph Piccirillo, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Robert Benson (SG), Ira Williams (SF), Garry Neely (PF), John Young (C) Darren Rush, Walter Pucci, Thomas Gorrell, James Garnes, Jeffery Powell | |
| 09:59 | UAB | John Young can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-44 |
| 09:57 | UAB | John Young grabs the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 09:42 | UAB | Garry Neely is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 09:40 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 09:18 | UTEP | Willie Inge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG), Norman Kelley (C) Stephen Stam, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 08:57 | UAB | Curtis Tanner picks off the pass by Robert Benson | 50-44 |
| 08:54 | UTEP | Herbert Scott banks in the layup on a great pass from Curtis Tanner | 52-44 |
| 08:34 | UAB | Kurt Clark double dribbles | 52-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Ronald Fenimore (SF) Willie Inge, Herbert Scott | |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffery Powell (C) John Young | |
| 08:25 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-44 |
| 08:23 | UAB | Robert Benson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 08:21 | UAB | Ira Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Stam - foul #3 on Stephen Stam, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Wright (C) Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 08:12 | UAB | Robert Benson buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Ira Williams and he's hacked by Ronald Fenimore - foul #4 on Ronald Fenimore, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Melillo (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF) Ronald Fenimore, Marshall Thatcher | |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (PG), Thomas Gorrell (PF) Kurt Clark, Garry Neely | |
| 08:12 | UAB | Robert Benson makes the free throw | 52-47 |
| 07:43 | UTEP | Robert Benson is called for the reach on Curtis Tanner - foul #3 on Robert Benson, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Ronald Fenimore (SF) Stephen Stam, Curtis Tanner | |
| Subs | UAB | Walter Pucci (SG), James Garnes (PF) Robert Benson, Ira Williams | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Melillo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Fenimore (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Darren Rush (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Walter Pucci (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Gorrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Garnes (fresh) C - Jeffery Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | UTEP | Arthur Wright lays it in on a great pass from Jeff Melillo and the foul's on Jeffery Powell - foul #2 on Jeffery Powell, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG) Ralph Piccirillo | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 07:29 | UTEP | Arthur Wright makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:15 | UAB | James Garnes buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Walter Pucci | 55-50 |
| 07:02 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 07:01 | UAB | Jeffery Powell grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 06:57 | UAB | Walter Pucci is hacked by Robert Knight in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Knight, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Marshall Thatcher (PF), Norman Kelley (C) Michael Bloom, Jeff Melillo, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Garry Neely (PF), John Young (C) Darren Rush, James Garnes, Jeffery Powell | |
| 06:57 | UAB | Walter Pucci makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 06:57 | UAB | Walter Pucci makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 06:43 | UTEP | John Young picks off the pass by Marshall Thatcher | 55-52 |
| 06:21 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell hits the finger roll | 55-54 |
| 05:58 | UTEP | Norman Kelley buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Marshall Thatcher | 58-54 |
| 05:50 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Marshall Thatcher - foul #3 on Marshall Thatcher, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF) Willie Inge, Robert Knight, Ronald Fenimore, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Benson (SG), Ira Williams (SF) Walter Pucci, John Young | |
| 05:50 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:50 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:50 | UAB | Ira Williams snags the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 05:36 | UAB | Robert Benson clanks a runner from the left block | 58-55 |
| 05:34 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Garry Neely - foul #1 on Garry Neely, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Melillo (SF), Arthur Wright (C) Herbert Scott, Marshall Thatcher | |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (PG), James Garnes (PF), Jeffery Powell (C) Kurt Clark, Garry Neely, Thomas Gorrell | |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:58 | UAB | James Garnes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffery Powell | 60-58 |
| 04:44 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 60-58 |
| 04:42 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Melillo | 60-58 |
| 04:25 | UTEP | Arthur Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Marshall Thatcher (SF) Stephen Stam, Curtis Tanner | |
| Subs | UAB | Garry Neely (PF) James Garnes | |
| 03:59 | UAB | Willie Inge is called for the reach on Darren Rush - foul #4 on Willie Inge, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG), Ronald Fenimore (SF), Norman Kelley (C) Jeff Melillo, Ralph Piccirillo, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | UAB | John Young (C) Jeffery Powell | |
| 03:59 | UAB | Darren Rush makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:59 | UAB | Darren Rush misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner misses the fadeaway from the right side | 60-59 |
| 03:34 | UAB | Garry Neely snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Willie Inge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Curtis Tanner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Fenimore (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Marshall Thatcher (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Norman Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Darren Rush (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ira Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Garry Neely (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Young (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | UAB | Ira Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Darren Rush | 60-61 |
| 02:56 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-61 |
| 02:54 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher grabs the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 02:54 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (SG), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Curtis Tanner, Marshall Thatcher, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Jeffery Powell (C) Darren Rush, John Young | |
| 02:48 | UTEP | Robert Knight hits a shot from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 02:46 | UAB | Ira Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| 02:25 | UTEP | Willie Inge misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses the tip | 62-61 |
| 02:21 | UAB | Garry Neely snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 02:17 | UAB | Robert Knight picks off the pass by Robert Benson in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| 02:03 | UTEP | Robert Knight knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Willie Inge | 64-61 |
| 01:49 | UAB | Kurt Clark buries a jumper from the free throw line | 64-63 |
| 01:25 | UTEP | Arthur Wright knocks in the shot from the right block | 66-63 |
| 01:04 | UAB | Garry Neely scores on a 3 from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 00:47 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 00:46 | UAB | The rebound goes to Jeffery Powell | 66-66 |
| 00:22 | UAB | Ira Williams is fouled on the floor by Ronald Fenimore - foul #5 on Ronald Fenimore, team foul #10 | 66-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Melillo (SF) Ronald Fenimore | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:22 | UAB | Ira Williams misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:22 | UAB | Ira Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG) Robert Knight | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Willie Inge's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffery Powell | 66-67 |
| 00:12 | UAB | Garry Neely pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:09 | UAB | Garry Neely is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Tanner - foul #1 on Curtis Tanner, team foul #11 | 66-67 |
| 00:09 | UAB | Garry Neely makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:09 | UAB | Garry Neely misses the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:09 | UTEP | Arthur Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 00:09 | UTEP | UTEP calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jeff Melillo, team foul #12 | 66-68 |
| 00:01 | UAB | Willie Inge is called for the reach on Ira Williams in the backcourt - foul #5 on Willie Inge, team foul #13 | 66-68 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG) Willie Inge | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:01 | UAB | Ira Williams misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:01 | UAB | Ira Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Robert Knight can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 66-69 |