| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Willie Inge (fresh) SG - Curtis Tanner (fresh) SF - Ronald Fenimore (fresh) PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fresh) C - Arthur Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) SG - Robert Benson (fresh) SF - Ira Williams (fresh) PF - Garry Neely (fresh) C - Jeffery Powell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Arthur Wright 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) | |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | UAB | Robert Benson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | UAB | Jeffery Powell scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Kurt Clark | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | UAB | Robert Benson lays it in on a great pass from Kurt Clark | 3-4 |
| 18:29 | UTEP | Willie Inge misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Kurt Clark - foul #1 on Kurt Clark, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:29 | UTEP | Willie Inge makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:29 | UTEP | Willie Inge misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:29 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo grabs the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 18:21 | UTEP | Arthur Wright double dribbles | 4-4 |
| 18:11 | UAB | Robert Benson is called for 10 seconds | 4-4 |
| 17:59 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:57 | UAB | Jeffery Powell grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:39 | UAB | Jeffery Powell scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Benson | 4-6 |
| 17:22 | UTEP | Arthur Wright is whistled for a carry | 4-6 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Robert Knight (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Marshall Thatcher (PF), Norman Kelley (C) Willie Inge, Curtis Tanner, Ronald Fenimore, Ralph Piccirillo, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 17:19 | UAB | Kurt Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Melillo - foul #1 on Jeff Melillo, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 17:06 | UAB | Robert Benson scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Kurt Clark and he's hacked by Norman Kelley - foul #1 on Norman Kelley, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | UAB | John Young (C) Jeffery Powell | |
| 17:06 | UAB | Robert Benson makes the free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:52 | UTEP | Robert Knight comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 16:50 | UAB | Ira Williams pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:33 | UAB | Ira Williams drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kurt Clark | 4-11 |
| 16:20 | UTEP | Robert Knight misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-11 |
| 16:19 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo snags the offensive board | 4-11 |
| 16:01 | UTEP | Robert Knight knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-11 |
| 15:56 | UAB | Ira Williams is hacked by Stephen Stam in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Stam, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Stephen Stam, Robert Knight, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (PG), Walter Pucci (SG), Thomas Gorrell (SF), Jeffery Powell (C) Kurt Clark, Robert Benson, Ira Williams, Garry Neely | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Willie Inge (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jeff Melillo (fresh) SF - Marshall Thatcher (fresh) PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fresh) C - Arthur Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Darren Rush (fresh) SG - Walter Pucci (fresh) SF - Thomas Gorrell (fresh) PF - John Young (fresh) C - Jeffery Powell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:40 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell misses the wide open floater from the baseline | 6-11 |
| 15:38 | UAB | Jeffery Powell tips it home | 6-13 |
| 15:22 | UTEP | Thomas Gorrell is called for the reach on Marshall Thatcher - foul #1 on Thomas Gorrell, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG), Ronald Fenimore (SF) Jeff Melillo, Marshall Thatcher | |
| Subs | UAB | James Garnes (PF) John Young | |
| 15:08 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner is fouled on the floor by Walter Pucci - foul #1 on Walter Pucci, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| 14:47 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo is called for traveling | 6-13 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Robert Knight (SG), Norman Kelley (C) Willie Inge, Curtis Tanner, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Benson (SG) Jeffery Powell | |
| 14:27 | UAB | Darren Rush scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Gorrell | 6-16 |
| 14:12 | UTEP | Norman Kelley lays it in on a great pass from Robert Knight | 8-16 |
| 14:10 | UAB | Robert Benson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 8-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher (PF) Ralph Piccirillo | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Ira Williams (SF), Garry Neely (PF), John Young (C) Darren Rush, Walter Pucci, Thomas Gorrell, James Garnes | |
| 14:00 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Stephen Stam | 11-16 |
| 13:40 | UAB | Kurt Clark misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-16 |
| 13:38 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 13:26 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 13:25 | UTEP | Robert Knight grabs the offensive board | 11-16 |
| 13:18 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher is hacked by Garry Neely - foul #1 on Garry Neely, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Arthur Wright (C) Stephen Stam, Robert Knight, Ronald Fenimore, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffery Powell (C) John Young | |
| 12:59 | UTEP | Ira Williams takes the ball from Arthur Wright | 11-16 |
| 12:56 | UAB | Ira Williams lays it in | 11-18 |
| 12:38 | UTEP | Willie Inge's layup is rejected by Garry Neely | 11-18 |
| 12:37 | UTEP | Willie Inge snags the offensive board | 11-18 |
| 12:16 | UTEP | Willie Inge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo (PF) Marshall Thatcher | |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (PG), Walter Pucci (SG), Thomas Gorrell (SF), John Young (PF) Kurt Clark, Robert Benson, Ira Williams, Garry Neely | |
| 11:58 | UAB | Arthur Wright is called for the reach on Walter Pucci - foul #1 on Arthur Wright, team foul #4 | 11-18 |
| 11:46 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell is hacked by Curtis Tanner - foul #1 on Curtis Tanner, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG) Willie Inge | |
| Subs | UAB | James Garnes (C) Jeffery Powell | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Bloom (fresh) SG - Curtis Tanner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeff Melillo (fresh) PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fresh) C - Arthur Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Darren Rush (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walter Pucci (fresh) SF - Thomas Gorrell (fresh) PF - John Young (fresh) C - James Garnes (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Jeff Melillo - foul #2 on Jeff Melillo, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Robert Knight (SG), Ronald Fenimore (SF), Marshall Thatcher (C) Michael Bloom, Curtis Tanner, Jeff Melillo, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Benson (SG) James Garnes | |
| 11:29 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 11:29 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell misses the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 11:29 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 11:18 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Fenimore | 13-19 |
| 10:59 | UAB | John Young can't finish the layup | 13-19 |
| 10:58 | UAB | Robert Benson can't tip it in | 13-19 |
| 10:56 | UTEP | Robert Knight snags the defensive board | 13-19 |
| 10:27 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Gorrell - foul #2 on Thomas Gorrell, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG), Arthur Wright (C) Stephen Stam, Robert Knight, Marshall Thatcher | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Ira Williams (SF), Garry Neely (PF), Jeffery Powell (C) Darren Rush, Walter Pucci, Thomas Gorrell, John Young | |
| 10:27 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 10:27 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:03 | UAB | Jeffery Powell can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Fenimore - foul #1 on Ronald Fenimore, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | UTEP | Herbert Scott (SF), Marshall Thatcher (PF) Ronald Fenimore, Ralph Piccirillo | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 10:03 | UAB | Jeffery Powell misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:03 | UAB | Jeffery Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:45 | UTEP | Herbert Scott misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-20 |
| 09:44 | UAB | Robert Benson grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 09:25 | UAB | Jeffery Powell can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 09:24 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Curtis Tanner | 15-20 |
| 09:08 | UTEP | Arthur Wright makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 08:54 | UAB | Robert Benson is whistled for a carry | 18-20 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Robert Knight (SG), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), Norman Kelley (C) Willie Inge, Curtis Tanner, Herbert Scott, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | UAB | Walter Pucci (SG), John Young (C) Robert Benson, Jeffery Powell | |
| 08:27 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo blows the layup | 18-20 |
| 08:26 | UAB | Garry Neely grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:11 | UAB | Walter Pucci's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Piccirillo | 18-20 |
| 08:09 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Marshall Thatcher | 18-20 |
| 07:45 | UTEP | Robert Knight is called for traveling | 18-20 |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Ronald Fenimore (SF) Stephen Stam, Marshall Thatcher | |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (PG), Robert Benson (SG), Jeffery Powell (C) Kurt Clark, Ira Williams, Garry Neely | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Willie Inge (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Fenimore (fresh) PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Norman Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Darren Rush (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Pucci (fresh) PF - John Young (fresh) C - Jeffery Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | UAB | Darren Rush misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 07:29 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Knight | 18-20 |
| 07:23 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo throws it down on a nice dish by Robert Knight and the foul's on John Young - foul #1 on John Young, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG), Arthur Wright (C) Robert Knight, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | UAB | James Garnes (PF) John Young | |
| 07:23 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo makes the free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:55 | UAB | Walter Pucci's pass is intercepted by Willie Inge | 21-20 |
| 06:50 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner lays it in on a nice dish by Willie Inge | 23-20 |
| 06:25 | UAB | Walter Pucci buries a jumpshot from the right side | 23-22 |
| 06:13 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-22 |
| 06:12 | UAB | James Garnes grabs the board | 23-22 |
| 06:01 | UAB | The short jumper by Robert Benson is denied by Arthur Wright | 23-22 |
| 06:00 | UAB | Jeffery Powell tips it in | 23-24 |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses short on a shot in the paint | 23-24 |
| 05:42 | UTEP | Willie Inge tips it in | 25-24 |
| 05:27 | UAB | Robert Benson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Darren Rush | 25-27 |
| 05:15 | UTEP | Willie Inge can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-27 |
| 05:13 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo can't tip it in | 25-27 |
| 05:11 | UAB | James Garnes snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 04:56 | UAB | Jeffery Powell misses the dunk | 25-27 |
| 04:54 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 04:46 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner is hacked by James Garnes - foul #1 on James Garnes, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Herbert Scott (SF), Marshall Thatcher (PF), Norman Kelley (C) Willie Inge, Ronald Fenimore, Ralph Piccirillo, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Jeffrey Green (SG), Ira Williams (SF), Garry Neely (PF), John Young (C) Darren Rush, Robert Benson, Walter Pucci, James Garnes, Jeffery Powell | |
| 04:46 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:46 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:26 | UAB | Robert Knight steals the ball from John Young | 27-27 |
| 04:20 | UTEP | Robert Knight is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Knight, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG) Curtis Tanner | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 04:04 | UAB | Kurt Clark comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 04:03 | UTEP | Herbert Scott pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 03:53 | UTEP | Norman Kelley makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Stam | 29-27 |
| 03:32 | UAB | Jeffrey Green is fouled on the floor by Norman Kelley - foul #2 on Norman Kelley, team foul #9 | 29-27 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Melillo (SF) Herbert Scott | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Benson (SG) Kurt Clark | |
| 03:32 | UAB | Jeffrey Green makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:32 | UAB | Jeffrey Green makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Stam (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Melillo (fresh) PF - Marshall Thatcher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ira Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Garry Neely (fresh) C - John Young (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 03:12 | UTEP | Robert Knight pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 03:00 | UAB | John Young grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 02:38 | UAB | Robert Benson is hacked by Robert Knight - foul #2 on Robert Knight, team foul #10 | 29-29 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG), Herbert Scott (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Stephen Stam, Robert Knight, Marshall Thatcher, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Thomas Gorrell (C) Jeffrey Green, John Young | |
| 02:38 | UAB | Robert Benson makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:38 | UAB | Robert Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:20 | UTEP | Herbert Scott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 02:19 | UAB | Ira Williams grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 02:13 | UAB | Kurt Clark drills a 3 from straight away set up by Ira Williams | 29-34 |
| 01:55 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo makes the jumper from the left side set up by Michael Bloom | 31-34 |
| 01:35 | UAB | Ira Williams lays it in on a great pass from Kurt Clark | 31-36 |
| 01:19 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-36 |
| 01:17 | UAB | Ira Williams grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 01:02 | UAB | Kurt Clark hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ira Williams | 31-39 |
| 00:42 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses the floater from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 00:40 | UAB | Garry Neely grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 00:38 | UAB | Robert Benson's pass is intercepted by Herbert Scott in the backcourt | 31-39 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo blows the layup | 31-39 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Arthur Wright misses the tip | 31-39 |
| 00:34 | UAB | Garry Neely snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 00:15 | UAB | Ira Williams is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kurt Clark | 31-42 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo's fadeaway is rejected by Garry Neely | 31-42 |
| 00:02 | UAB | The rebound goes to Ira Williams | 31-42 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Ira Williams hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 31-42 |