| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) SG - Eric Burns (fresh) SF - Isaac Chester (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Garnes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Breaux (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Stam (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Melillo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vernon Colvin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hyslop (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:37 | UTEP | James Hyslop buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Jeff Melillo | 24-32 |
| 19:21 | UAB | Kurt Clark misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-32 |
| 19:20 | UAB | Mike Breaux grabs the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 19:14 | UAB | James Garnes is fouled on the floor by Jeff Melillo - foul #3 on Jeff Melillo, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore (SF) Jeff Melillo | |
| 18:59 | UAB | James Garnes can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 24-32 |
| 18:58 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 18:29 | UTEP | Kurt Clark steals the ball from James Hyslop | 24-32 |
| 18:27 | UAB | Robert Knight picks off the pass by Eric Burns in the backcourt | 24-32 |
| 18:17 | UTEP | Robert Knight buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Stephen Stam | 24-35 |
| 17:58 | UAB | Isaac Chester hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kurt Clark | 26-35 |
| 17:45 | UTEP | Stephen Stam misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 17:43 | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore tips it but misses | 26-35 |
| 17:41 | UAB | Mike Breaux gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 17:25 | UAB | James Garnes can't connect on an uncontested floater near the basket | 26-35 |
| 17:24 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by James Garnes - foul #1 on James Garnes, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| Subs | UAB | James Gutenberg (PG), Dan Abe (SG), Charles Sanders (SF), Robin Allen (PF), Pete Morissette (C) Kurt Clark, Eric Burns, Isaac Chester, James Garnes, Mike Breaux | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG), John Mason (SG), Norman Kelley (SF), Brian Thomas (C) Robert Knight, Stephen Stam, Ronald Fenimore, James Hyslop | |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 17:11 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 16:45 | UAB | Dan Abe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 16:43 | UTEP | Norman Kelley snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 16:35 | UTEP | Norman Kelley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 16:33 | UTEP | Brian Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 16:18 | UTEP | Robin Allen is called for the reach on John Mason - foul #1 on Robin Allen, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG) James Gutenberg | |
| Subs | UTEP | Herbert Scott (SF) Vernon Colvin | |
| 16:00 | UTEP | John Mason misses the 3 from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 15:59 | UAB | Robin Allen gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Abe (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robin Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Pete Morissette (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Bloom (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Mason (fresh) SF - Herbert Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Norman Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:30 | UAB | Charles Sanders can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Norman Kelley - foul #2 on Norman Kelley, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | UAB | Eric Burns (SG), Mike Breaux (C) Dan Abe, Pete Morissette | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Ronald Fenimore (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF) Michael Bloom, John Mason, Herbert Scott | |
| 15:30 | UAB | Charles Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 15:30 | UAB | Charles Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 15:30 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ronald Fenimore | 27-37 |
| 15:11 | UTEP | Brian Thomas misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 27-37 |
| 15:10 | UAB | Charles Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 14:50 | UAB | Eric Burns scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Charles Sanders | 30-37 |
| 14:40 | UTEP | Robin Allen steals the ball from Brian Thomas | 30-37 |
| 14:27 | UAB | Charles Sanders misses short on a jumper from the right block | 30-37 |
| 14:26 | UTEP | Brian Thomas grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 14:10 | UTEP | Brian Thomas misses the shot from the right side | 30-37 |
| 14:09 | UAB | Kurt Clark grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 13:47 | UAB | Jeff Melillo is called for the reach on Charles Sanders - foul #4 on Jeff Melillo, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| Subs | UAB | James Gutenberg (PG), Dan Abe (SG), Isaac Chester (SF), James Garnes (PF), Pete Morissette (C) Kurt Clark, Eric Burns, Charles Sanders, Robin Allen, Mike Breaux | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG), Stephen Stam (SG), Herbert Scott (SF), Vernon Colvin (PF), James Hyslop (C) Robert Knight, Ronald Fenimore, Jeff Melillo, Norman Kelley, Brian Thomas | |
| 13:34 | UAB | James Gutenberg hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dan Abe | 32-37 |
| 13:22 | UTEP | Michael Bloom is hacked by James Gutenberg - foul #1 on James Gutenberg, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| 13:14 | UTEP | Michael Bloom comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 13:12 | UAB | Isaac Chester pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 13:09 | UAB | Pete Morissette travels in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| 12:53 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin is hacked by James Garnes - foul #2 on James Garnes, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| 12:48 | UTEP | James Garnes steps in front of the Vernon Colvin pass | 32-37 |
| 12:31 | UAB | Dan Abe connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from James Gutenberg | 34-37 |
| 12:14 | UTEP | Herbert Scott misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 12:13 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Stam | 34-37 |
| 11:56 | UTEP | James Hyslop hits the finger roll | 34-39 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Gutenberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Abe (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Chester (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Garnes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Pete Morissette (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Bloom (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Stam (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herbert Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vernon Colvin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Hyslop (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | UAB | James Garnes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 11:37 | UTEP | Michael Bloom grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 11:19 | UTEP | James Hyslop hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 34-39 |
| 11:17 | UAB | James Garnes gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 10:48 | UAB | Michael Bloom denies the turnaround by Pete Morissette | 34-39 |
| 10:46 | UAB | James Garnes snags the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 10:32 | UAB | Pete Morissette makes the wide open 3 from the left wing set up by James Gutenberg | 37-39 |
| 10:18 | UTEP | Herbert Scott hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Vernon Colvin | 37-41 |
| 10:16 | UAB | James Gutenberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Eric Burns (SG), Charles Sanders (SF), Robin Allen (PF), Mike Breaux (C) James Gutenberg, Dan Abe, Isaac Chester, James Garnes, Pete Morissette | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), John Mason (SG), Ronald Fenimore (SF), Norman Kelley (PF), Brian Thomas (C) Michael Bloom, Stephen Stam, Herbert Scott, Vernon Colvin, James Hyslop | |
| 09:56 | UTEP | Kurt Clark is called for the reach on Robert Knight - foul #1 on Kurt Clark, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| 09:44 | UTEP | Brian Thomas jams it and he's hacked by Mike Breaux - foul #3 on Mike Breaux, team foul #6 | 37-43 |
| 09:44 | UTEP | Brian Thomas makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| 09:29 | UAB | Kurt Clark is whistled for traveling | 37-44 |
| 09:12 | UTEP | Robert Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-44 |
| 08:55 | UAB | Robin Allen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-44 |
| 08:54 | UAB | Charles Sanders snags the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 08:42 | UAB | Kurt Clark is hacked by John Mason - foul #1 on John Mason, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| 08:31 | UAB | Robin Allen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 37-44 |
| 08:30 | UTEP | Robert Knight gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 08:16 | UTEP | Norman Kelley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 08:14 | UAB | Mike Breaux pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 08:10 | UAB | Ronald Fenimore is called for the reach on Charles Sanders in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Fenimore, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Dan Abe (SG), Isaac Chester (SF) Eric Burns, Charles Sanders | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfred Waller (PG), Herbert Scott (SF), Vernon Colvin (PF), James Hyslop (C) Robert Knight, Ronald Fenimore, Norman Kelley, Brian Thomas | |
| 07:59 | UAB | Mike Breaux hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Dan Abe and the foul's on Alfred Waller - foul #2 on Alfred Waller, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Stam (SG), Jeff Melillo (SF) John Mason, Herbert Scott | |
| 07:59 | UAB | Mike Breaux makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Abe (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Isaac Chester (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robin Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Breaux (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Alfred Waller (fresh) SG - Stephen Stam (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeff Melillo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Vernon Colvin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Hyslop (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | UTEP | James Hyslop blows the dunk but the foul's on Mike Breaux - foul #4 on Mike Breaux, team foul #7 | 40-44 |
| Subs | UAB | Richard Cephas (PG), James Garnes (PF), Pete Morissette (C) Kurt Clark, Robin Allen, Mike Breaux | |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Bloom (PG) Alfred Waller | |
| 07:44 | UTEP | James Hyslop misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 07:44 | UTEP | James Hyslop makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 07:25 | UAB | James Garnes scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Cephas | 43-45 |
| 07:12 | UTEP | James Hyslop throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Eric Burns (SG) Richard Cephas | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Norman Kelley (C) Stephen Stam, James Hyslop | |
| 06:55 | UAB | Vernon Colvin steals the ball from Pete Morissette | 43-45 |
| 06:51 | UTEP | Dan Abe steps in front of the Michael Bloom pass | 43-45 |
| 06:48 | UAB | Isaac Chester hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dan Abe | 45-45 |
| 06:29 | UTEP | Norman Kelley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Vernon Colvin | 45-48 |
| 06:12 | UAB | James Garnes scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dan Abe | 47-48 |
| 05:49 | UTEP | Isaac Chester is called for the reach on Jeff Melillo - foul #1 on Isaac Chester, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Clark (PG), Charles Sanders (SF), Robin Allen (PF), Mike Breaux (C) Eric Burns, Isaac Chester, James Garnes, Pete Morissette | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfred Waller (PG), John Mason (SG), Ronald Fenimore (PF), Brian Thomas (C) Robert Knight, Michael Bloom, Vernon Colvin, Norman Kelley | |
| 05:49 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 05:49 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 05:49 | UAB | Robin Allen gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 05:37 | UAB | Charles Sanders misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Brian Thomas snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 05:30 | UTEP | Alfred Waller misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 05:29 | UTEP | Brian Thomas tips it back up and in | 47-51 |
| 05:08 | UAB | Kurt Clark is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dan Abe | 49-51 |
| 04:52 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo misses short on a jumper from the left side | 49-51 |
| 04:51 | UAB | Mike Breaux grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 04:46 | UAB | Kurt Clark makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dan Abe | 51-51 |
| 04:29 | UTEP | Brian Thomas scores on a shot from the right side | 51-53 |
| 04:11 | UAB | Dan Abe buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kurt Clark | 53-53 |
| 04:11 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | UAB | Eric Burns (SG), Isaac Chester (SF), James Garnes (PF) Dan Abe, Charles Sanders, Robin Allen | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Knight (PG), Stephen Stam (SG), Vernon Colvin (PF), James Hyslop (C) Alfred Waller, John Mason, Ronald Fenimore, Brian Thomas | |
| 03:56 | UTEP | James Hyslop buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Stephen Stam | 53-55 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Burns (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Isaac Chester (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Garnes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Mike Breaux (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Stam (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeff Melillo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Vernon Colvin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Hyslop (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:34 | UAB | James Garnes misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 03:33 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Vernon Colvin | 53-55 |
| 03:12 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Eric Burns - foul #3 on Eric Burns, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| 03:12 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:12 | UTEP | Jeff Melillo misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:12 | UAB | Isaac Chester snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 03:10 | UAB | Jeff Melillo steals it from Eric Burns in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| 02:50 | UTEP | James Hyslop clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-56 |
| 02:49 | UTEP | James Hyslop tips it but misses | 53-56 |
| 02:47 | UAB | Isaac Chester gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 02:30 | UAB | Mike Breaux hits a runner near the basket set up by Kurt Clark | 55-56 |
| 02:05 | UTEP | Stephen Stam loses the dribble to Eric Burns | 55-56 |
| 02:02 | UAB | Eric Burns banks in the layup | 57-56 |
| 01:37 | UTEP | Kurt Clark steals the ball from Stephen Stam | 57-56 |
| 01:21 | UAB | James Garnes is hacked by Jeff Melillo - foul #5 on Jeff Melillo, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Fenimore (SF) Jeff Melillo | |
| 01:21 | UAB | James Garnes makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:21 | UAB | James Garnes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:00 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mike Breaux - foul #5 on Mike Breaux, team foul #10 | 59-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Robin Allen (C) Mike Breaux | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:00 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:00 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | UAB | Ronald Fenimore steals it from Robin Allen | 59-58 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Robert Knight is fouled on the floor by Kurt Clark - foul #2 on Kurt Clark, team foul #11 | 59-58 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Robert Knight makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | Robert Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:10 | UAB | UAB calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:08 | UAB | Robert Knight takes the ball from Eric Burns in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Stephen Stam lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Knight | 59-62 |
| 00:02 | UAB | Eric Burns is hacked by Vernon Colvin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vernon Colvin, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| 00:02 | UAB | Eric Burns misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Vernon Colvin runs out the clock | 59-62 |