| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fresh) SG - Curtis Tanner (fresh) SF - Jeff Melillo (fresh) PF - Vernon Colvin (fresh) C - Arthur Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) SG - Darren Rush (fresh) SF - Isaac Chester (fresh) PF - James Garnes (fresh) C - Pete Morissette (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin 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 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo misses the shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Wright | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Robert Knight | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | UAB | The jump hook by Isaac Chester is blocked by Arthur Wright | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | UAB | Isaac Chester can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | UTEP | Arthur Wright grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | UAB | James Garnes grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | UAB | Vernon Colvin is called for the reach on Darren Rush - foul #1 on Vernon Colvin, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | UAB | James Garnes clanks a jump hook in the paint | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | UTEP | Arthur Wright pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | UTEP | Pete Morissette picks off the pass by Curtis Tanner | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | UAB | Arthur Wright blocks the short jumper by Isaac Chester | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:43 | UTEP | Arthur Wright drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Curtis Tanner | 4-0 |
| 17:18 | UAB | James Garnes hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kurt Clark | 4-3 |
| 17:02 | UTEP | Robert Knight hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jeff Melillo | 7-3 |
| 16:45 | UAB | Pete Morissette comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 16:44 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Vernon Colvin | 7-3 |
| 16:39 | UTEP | Robert Knight is hacked by James Garnes - foul #1 on James Garnes, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Ronald Fenimore (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), James Hyslop (PF), Norman Kelley (C) Robert Knight, Curtis Tanner, Jeff Melillo, Vernon Colvin, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | UAB | Dan Abe (SG), Robin Allen (PF) Darren Rush, James Garnes | |
| 16:26 | UTEP | Norman Kelley misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 7-3 |
| 16:24 | UAB | The rebound goes to Pete Morissette | 7-3 |
| 16:03 | UAB | Stephen Stam steps in front of the Pete Morissette pass | 7-3 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Stam (fresh) SG - Ronald Fenimore (fresh) SF - Herbert Scott (fresh) PF - James Hyslop (fresh) C - Norman Kelley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Abe (fresh) SF - Isaac Chester (fairly fresh) PF - Robin Allen (fresh) C - Pete Morissette (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | UTEP | Stephen Stam comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 7-3 |
| 15:37 | UTEP | James Hyslop gets the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:32 | UTEP | Stephen Stam makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Fenimore | 10-3 |
| 15:30 | UAB | Dan Abe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-3 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Melillo (SF) Herbert Scott | |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (SG), Jeffrey Green (SF), Mike Breaux (C) Kurt Clark, Isaac Chester, Pete Morissette | |
| 15:16 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo is whistled for traveling | 10-3 |
| Subs | UTEP | Vernon Colvin (PF), Arthur Wright (C) James Hyslop, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | UAB | James Garnes (PF) Mike Breaux | |
| 14:54 | UAB | Darren Rush makes the shot from the left side | 10-5 |
| 14:36 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Fenimore | 12-5 |
| 14:17 | UAB | Jeffrey Green is hacked by Stephen Stam - foul #1 on Stephen Stam, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG) Stephen Stam, Ronald Fenimore | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Charles Sanders (PF), Mike Breaux (C) Darren Rush, James Garnes, Robin Allen | |
| 14:08 | UAB | Dan Abe hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kurt Clark | 12-8 |
| 13:51 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 13:50 | UAB | Charles Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:46 | UAB | Jeffrey Green is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Melillo - foul #1 on Jeff Melillo, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | UTEP | Herbert Scott (SF), James Hyslop (PF), Norman Kelley (C) Jeff Melillo, Vernon Colvin, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | UAB | Isaac Chester (SF), Pete Morissette (C) Dan Abe, Charles Sanders | |
| 13:34 | UAB | Mike Breaux misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by James Hyslop - foul #1 on James Hyslop, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| 13:34 | UAB | Mike Breaux misses the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:34 | UAB | Mike Breaux makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:21 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 13:20 | UAB | Mike Breaux snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 13:08 | UAB | Jeffrey Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 12-9 |
| 13:06 | UAB | Pete Morissette misses the tip | 12-9 |
| 13:05 | UAB | Jeffrey Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:47 | UAB | Mike Breaux travels with the ball | 12-9 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF), Vernon Colvin (PF) Curtis Tanner, Herbert Scott, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | UAB | Dan Abe (PG), Darren Rush (SG), James Garnes (PF) Kurt Clark, Jeffrey Green, Mike Breaux | |
| 12:35 | UTEP | Michael Bloom misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 12:33 | UAB | Dan Abe pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:20 | UAB | Isaac Chester connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Darren Rush and he's fouled by Jeff Melillo - foul #2 on Jeff Melillo, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Ronald Fenimore (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Arthur Wright (C) Robert Knight, Michael Bloom, Jeff Melillo, James Hyslop | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 12:20 | UAB | Isaac Chester makes the free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:05 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Stam | 15-12 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Stam (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Fenimore (fresh) SF - Herbert Scott (fresh) PF - Vernon Colvin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Dan Abe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darren Rush (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Chester (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Garnes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Pete Morissette (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | UAB | Ronald Fenimore takes the ball from Dan Abe | 15-12 |
| 11:37 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore misses the easy layup | 15-12 |
| 11:35 | UTEP | Stephen Stam pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 11:20 | UTEP | The short jumper by Arthur Wright is denied by James Garnes | 15-12 |
| 11:18 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore grabs the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:54 | UTEP | Arthur Wright makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Stam | 17-12 |
| 10:31 | UAB | Isaac Chester is fouled on the floor by Herbert Scott - foul #1 on Herbert Scott, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG), James Hyslop (PF), Norman Kelley (C) Stephen Stam, Herbert Scott, Vernon Colvin, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Jeffrey Green (SG), Andrew Madison (SF), Robin Allen (PF), Mike Breaux (C) Dan Abe, Darren Rush, Isaac Chester, James Garnes, Pete Morissette | |
| 10:16 | UAB | Norman Kelley is called for the reach on Mike Breaux - foul #1 on Norman Kelley, team foul #7 | 17-12 |
| 10:16 | UAB | Mike Breaux makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:16 | UAB | Mike Breaux makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:54 | UTEP | Robert Knight connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Fenimore | 19-14 |
| 09:40 | UAB | Jeffrey Green scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kurt Clark | 19-17 |
| 09:26 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Curtis Tanner | 22-17 |
| 09:12 | UAB | Jeffrey Green is called for 3 seconds | 22-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Herbert Scott (SF), Arthur Wright (C) Ronald Fenimore, James Hyslop | |
| Subs | UAB | Dan Abe (SG) Andrew Madison | |
| 08:52 | UTEP | Mike Breaux takes the ball from Robert Knight | 22-17 |
| 08:33 | UAB | Robin Allen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 08:31 | UTEP | Arthur Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 08:10 | UTEP | Mike Breaux swats the layup by Norman Kelley | 22-17 |
| 08:08 | UAB | Mike Breaux pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 08:06 | UAB | Arthur Wright is called for the reach on Dan Abe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Wright, team foul #8 | 22-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Michael Bloom (SG), Vernon Colvin (PF) Robert Knight, Curtis Tanner, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (SG), Isaac Chester (SF), James Garnes (PF), Pete Morissette (C) Kurt Clark, Jeffrey Green, Robin Allen, Mike Breaux | |
| 08:06 | UAB | Dan Abe misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 08:06 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 07:46 | UTEP | Michael Bloom is hacked by James Garnes - foul #2 on James Garnes, team foul #2 | 22-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (SG) Herbert Scott | |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Sanders (PF) James Garnes | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Bloom (fresh) SG - Curtis Tanner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Stam (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Vernon Colvin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Dan Abe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darren Rush (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Chester (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Sanders (fresh) C - Pete Morissette (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | UTEP | Stephen Stam hits the finger roll set up by Michael Bloom and the foul's on Pete Morissette - foul #1 on Pete Morissette, team foul #3 | 24-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Hyslop (C) Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 07:27 | UTEP | Stephen Stam makes the free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:06 | UAB | Dan Abe hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-17 |
| 07:05 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin gets the rebound | 25-17 |
| 06:51 | UTEP | Michael Bloom makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vernon Colvin | 27-17 |
| 06:33 | UAB | Dan Abe clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Vernon Colvin - foul #2 on Vernon Colvin, team foul #9 | 27-17 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Ronald Fenimore (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Norman Kelley (C) Michael Bloom, Curtis Tanner, Stephen Stam, Vernon Colvin | |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffrey Green (SF), Robin Allen (PF) Isaac Chester, Charles Sanders | |
| 06:33 | UAB | Dan Abe misses the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 06:33 | UAB | Dan Abe makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 06:20 | UTEP | Herbert Scott buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from James Hyslop | 29-18 |
| 06:17 | UAB | Dan Abe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Wright (C) Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Mike Breaux (C) Dan Abe, Pete Morissette | |
| 06:09 | UTEP | Arthur Wright scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Ronald Fenimore | 31-18 |
| 05:49 | UAB | Jeffrey Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-18 |
| Subs | UTEP | Norman Kelley (PF) James Hyslop | |
| Subs | UAB | Andrew Madison (SF) Darren Rush | |
| 05:20 | UTEP | Herbert Scott buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Knight | 34-18 |
| 04:57 | UAB | Robin Allen clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-18 |
| 04:55 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Madison | 34-18 |
| 04:31 | UAB | Robin Allen makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kurt Clark | 34-21 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Arthur Wright misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Andrew Madison - foul #1 on Andrew Madison, team foul #4 | 34-21 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG), Stephen Stam (SF) Robert Knight, Herbert Scott, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (SG), Isaac Chester (SF), Charles Sanders (PF), Pete Morissette (C) Jeffrey Green, Andrew Madison, Robin Allen, Mike Breaux | |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Arthur Wright misses the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Arthur Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 04:17 | UAB | Charles Sanders snags the defensive board | 34-21 |
| 03:57 | UAB | Charles Sanders knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Darren Rush | 34-23 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 03:44 | UTEP | Arthur Wright grabs the offensive board | 34-23 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Bloom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Tanner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Stam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Fenimore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Arthur Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Darren Rush (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Isaac Chester (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Morissette (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-23 |
| 03:30 | UTEP | Arthur Wright gets the offensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 03:13 | UTEP | Stephen Stam double dribbles | 34-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Melillo (SF), Vernon Colvin (PF), James Hyslop (C) Curtis Tanner, Ronald Fenimore, Arthur Wright | |
| Subs | UAB | Dan Abe (PG), James Garnes (PF) Kurt Clark, Charles Sanders | |
| 03:11 | UAB | Isaac Chester's pass is intercepted by Michael Bloom in the backcourt | 34-23 |
| 03:08 | UTEP | Michael Bloom hits the finger roll | 36-23 |
| 03:06 | UAB | Darren Rush's pass is intercepted by Michael Bloom in the backcourt | 36-23 |
| 02:55 | UTEP | The short jumper by Stephen Stam is denied by Isaac Chester | 36-23 |
| 02:53 | UAB | Isaac Chester snags the defensive board | 36-23 |
| 02:35 | UAB | James Garnes clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Vernon Colvin - foul #3 on Vernon Colvin, team foul #10 | 36-23 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Curtis Tanner (SG), Norman Kelley (C) Stephen Stam, Michael Bloom, Vernon Colvin | |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffrey Green (SG) Darren Rush | |
| 02:35 | UAB | James Garnes makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 02:35 | UAB | James Garnes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 02:24 | UTEP | Norman Kelley buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-25 |
| 02:04 | UAB | Jeffrey Green hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 38-25 |
| 02:03 | UAB | Pete Morissette grabs the offensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 01:47 | UAB | James Garnes buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Green | 38-28 |
| 01:35 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeff Melillo | 41-28 |
| 01:07 | UAB | Pete Morissette connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Jeffrey Green | 41-30 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | James Hyslop comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 41-30 |
| 00:43 | UTEP | James Hyslop grabs the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Knight | 44-30 |
| 00:20 | UAB | Curtis Tanner steals the ball from Jeffrey Green in the backcourt | 44-30 |
| 00:19 | UTEP | Curtis Tanner lays it in | 46-30 |
| 00:17 | UAB | Jeffrey Green is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Tanner - foul #1 on Curtis Tanner, team foul #11 | 46-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (PG), Michael Bloom (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Ronald Fenimore (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Robert Knight, Curtis Tanner, Jeff Melillo, James Hyslop, Norman Kelley | |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Darren Rush (SG), Robin Allen (PF), Mike Breaux (C) Dan Abe, Isaac Chester, James Garnes, Pete Morissette | |
| 00:17 | UAB | Jeffrey Green misses the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 00:17 | UAB | Jeffrey Green makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Michael Bloom double dribbles | 46-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | UAB | Andrew Madison (SF) Jeffrey Green | |
| 00:00 | UAB | Darren Rush misses short on a halfcourt shot | 46-31 |