| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lyndon Pollman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Kent (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Terry Vermillion (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Amos McCourt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Walko (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Chris Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Cowley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Minto (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gordon Summer (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | UTEP | Amos McCourt misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gordon Summer - foul #2 on Gordon Summer, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 19:39 | UTEP | Amos McCourt makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 19:39 | UTEP | Amos McCourt makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 19:22 | UAB | Gordon Summer can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-37 |
| 19:20 | UTEP | Russell Kent snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 19:07 | UTEP | The pull-up jumper by Lyndon Pollman is blocked by Gary Minto | 41-37 |
| 19:05 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 18:46 | UTEP | Gary Minto steals it from Russell Kent | 41-37 |
| 18:42 | UAB | Steven Cowley is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 18:26 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion misses the floater in the paint | 41-37 |
| 18:24 | UAB | Gary Minto grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 18:19 | UAB | Steven Cowley misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-37 |
| 18:17 | UAB | Gary Minto tips it back up and in | 41-39 |
| 17:57 | UTEP | Steven Cowley takes the ball from Russell Kent | 41-39 |
| 17:54 | UAB | Paul Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Silas (SF), Donald Patterson (PF) Terry Vermillion, Amos McCourt | |
| Subs | UAB | Bobby Inouye (PG), Neal Shipman (SF), Leo Spohn (PF), Paul Myers (C) Chris Tyler, Steven Cowley, Gary Minto, Gordon Summer | |
| 17:43 | UTEP | Sammie Silas hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Lyndon Pollman | 44-39 |
| 17:27 | UAB | Neal Shipman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 17:19 | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Donald Patterson | 46-42 |
| 17:05 | UAB | Paul Myers misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 17:03 | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Leo Spohn picks off the pass by Donald Patterson | 46-42 |
| 16:30 | UAB | Lyndon Pollman picks off the pass by Bobby Inouye in the backcourt | 46-42 |
| 16:29 | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman misses the easy layup | 46-42 |
| 16:28 | UAB | Paul Roberts gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 16:24 | UAB | Russell Kent is called for the reach on Paul Roberts in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Kent, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Sturgill (SG), Terry Vermillion (SF), Robert Holford (C) Russell Kent, Sammie Silas, Jerry Walko | |
| Subs | UAB | Chris Tyler (PG), Gary Minto (PF), Gordon Summer (C) Paul Roberts, Leo Spohn, Paul Myers | |
| 16:12 | UAB | Chris Tyler is hacked by Donald Patterson - foul #1 on Donald Patterson, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bryan People (PG), Amos McCourt (PF) Lyndon Pollman, Donald Patterson | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 16:01 | UAB | Gary Minto hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-45 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bryan People (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Sturgill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Vermillion (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Amos McCourt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Holford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Chris Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Inouye (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neal Shipman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Minto (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gordon Summer (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:34 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion blows the layup | 46-45 |
| 15:33 | UAB | Bobby Inouye gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 15:04 | UAB | Chris Tyler clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 15:02 | UTEP | Richard Sturgill snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 14:58 | UTEP | Bryan People hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Sturgill | 49-45 |
| 14:40 | UAB | Bobby Inouye is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Bobby Inouye, team foul #2 | 49-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman (PG), Sammie Silas (SF), Donald Patterson (PF), Jerry Walko (C) Bryan People, Terry Vermillion, Amos McCourt, Robert Holford | |
| Subs | UAB | Vincent Dickerson (PG), Paul Roberts (SG), Steven Cowley (SF), Leo Spohn (PF), Paul Myers (C) Chris Tyler, Bobby Inouye, Neal Shipman, Gary Minto, Gordon Summer | |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-45 |
| 14:26 | UAB | The rebound goes to Paul Roberts | 49-45 |
| 14:22 | UAB | Vincent Dickerson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 14:20 | UAB | Leo Spohn hits the follow up shot | 49-47 |
| 14:05 | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-47 |
| 13:55 | UAB | Steven Cowley is called for 10 seconds | 51-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Sabo (SG) Richard Sturgill | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 13:41 | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-47 |
| 13:22 | UAB | Vincent Dickerson misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 13:21 | UTEP | Jerry Walko pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 13:07 | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman loses the dribble to Paul Myers | 53-47 |
| 12:52 | UAB | Steven Cowley knocks in the shot in the lane and he's fouled by Sammie Silas - foul #3 on Sammie Silas, team foul #3 | 53-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bryan People (PG), Russell Kent (SG), Terry Vermillion (SF), Amos McCourt (PF), Robert Holford (C) Lyndon Pollman, Arthur Sabo, Sammie Silas, Donald Patterson, Jerry Walko | |
| Subs | UAB | Chris Tyler (PG), Bobby Inouye (SG), John Phillips (PF), Gordon Summer (C) Vincent Dickerson, Paul Roberts, Leo Spohn, Paul Myers | |
| 12:52 | UAB | Steven Cowley makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 12:31 | UTEP | Bobby Inouye takes the ball from Russell Kent | 53-50 |
| 12:28 | UAB | Bobby Inouye hits the finger roll | 53-52 |
| 12:09 | UTEP | Steven Cowley is called for the reach on Terry Vermillion - foul #1 on Steven Cowley, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | UAB | Neal Shipman (SF), Gary Minto (PF) Steven Cowley, John Phillips | |
| 11:51 | UTEP | Russell Kent misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 11:49 | UAB | Gary Minto snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bryan People (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Russell Kent (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Terry Vermillion (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Amos McCourt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Holford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Chris Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Inouye (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Neal Shipman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Minto (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gordon Summer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:37 | UAB | A charge is called on Chris Tyler - foul #2 on Chris Tyler, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Silas (PG), Richard Sturgill (SG), Jerry Walko (C) Bryan People, Russell Kent, Amos McCourt | |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Roberts (SG), John Phillips (C) Bobby Inouye, Gordon Summer | |
| 11:20 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Sturgill | 55-52 |
| 10:56 | UAB | Paul Roberts can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right block | 55-52 |
| 10:54 | UAB | John Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 10:39 | UAB | Paul Roberts misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 10:37 | UTEP | Jerry Walko grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 10:21 | UTEP | Richard Sturgill lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sammie Silas | 57-52 |
| 09:58 | UAB | Chris Tyler misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-52 |
| 09:56 | UTEP | Jerry Walko grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion is fouled on the floor by Gary Minto - foul #1 on Gary Minto, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman (PG), Russell Kent (SG), Arthur Sabo (SF), Amos McCourt (PF), Donald Patterson (C) Sammie Silas, Richard Sturgill, Terry Vermillion, Robert Holford, Jerry Walko | |
| Subs | UAB | Vincent Dickerson (PG), Bobby Inouye (SG), Steven Cowley (SF), Leo Spohn (PF), Gordon Summer (C) Chris Tyler, Paul Roberts, Neal Shipman, Gary Minto, John Phillips | |
| 09:13 | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 09:11 | UAB | Gordon Summer grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 09:09 | UAB | Vincent Dickerson is hacked by Arthur Sabo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Sabo, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| 08:57 | UAB | Steven Cowley's dunk attempt is rejected by Amos McCourt | 57-52 |
| 08:55 | UTEP | Russell Kent grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 08:40 | UTEP | Russell Kent connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Donald Patterson | 60-52 |
| 08:20 | UAB | Steven Cowley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Sturgill (SG) Russell Kent | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 08:04 | UTEP | Arthur Sabo misses the dunk attempt | 60-52 |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Donald Patterson snags the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 07:52 | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman is fouled on the floor by Vincent Dickerson - foul #2 on Vincent Dickerson, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Vermillion (SF), Jerry Walko (C) Arthur Sabo, Donald Patterson | |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Roberts (SG), Paul Myers (PF) Vincent Dickerson, Leo Spohn | |
| 07:46 | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman is fouled on the floor by Bobby Inouye - foul #4 on Bobby Inouye, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| 07:46 | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 07:46 | UAB | Paul Roberts snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lyndon Pollman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Sturgill (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terry Vermillion (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Amos McCourt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Walko (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Bobby Inouye (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Cowley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Myers (fresh) 2 stl. C - Gordon Summer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | UAB | Richard Sturgill is called for the reach on Paul Roberts - foul #3 on Richard Sturgill, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Silas (SF) Terry Vermillion | |
| Subs | UAB | John Phillips (SF), Gary Minto (PF) Steven Cowley, Gordon Summer | |
| 07:13 | UAB | Bobby Inouye clanks a shot from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 07:11 | UTEP | Sammie Silas snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 06:45 | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Sturgill | 63-52 |
| 06:27 | UAB | Gary Minto comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Jerry Walko grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 06:00 | UTEP | Sammie Silas drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Sturgill | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:58 | UAB | Paul Myers is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Myers, team foul #8 | 66-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bryan People (PG), Russell Kent (SG), Terry Vermillion (SF), Donald Patterson (PF), Robert Holford (C) Lyndon Pollman, Richard Sturgill, Sammie Silas, Amos McCourt, Jerry Walko | |
| Subs | UAB | Chris Tyler (PG), Neal Shipman (SF), Leo Spohn (PF), Gordon Summer (C) Bobby Inouye, John Phillips, Gary Minto, Paul Myers | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:36 | UTEP | Russell Kent makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Vermillion | 69-52 |
| 05:10 | UAB | Neal Shipman makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Chris Tyler | 69-54 |
| 04:54 | UTEP | Russell Kent connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Robert Holford | 71-54 |
| 04:35 | UAB | Neal Shipman drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Roberts | 71-57 |
| 04:28 | UTEP | Russell Kent can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-57 |
| 04:26 | UAB | Gordon Summer grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 04:24 | UAB | Gordon Summer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 71-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Silas (PG), Arthur Sabo (SF), Amos McCourt (PF) Bryan People, Terry Vermillion, Robert Holford | |
| Subs | UAB | Bobby Inouye (SG), Steven Cowley (SF), Gary Minto (PF), Paul Myers (C) Paul Roberts, Neal Shipman, Leo Spohn, Gordon Summer | |
| 04:05 | UTEP | Russell Kent comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-57 |
| 04:04 | UAB | Chris Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 03:55 | UAB | Chris Tyler misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 03:54 | UAB | Steven Cowley misses the tip | 71-57 |
| 03:52 | UAB | Paul Myers snags the offensive board | 71-57 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:38 | UAB | Chris Tyler is hacked by Sammie Silas - foul #4 on Sammie Silas, team foul #6 | 71-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Sturgill (SG), Jerry Walko (C) Russell Kent, Donald Patterson | |
| Subs | UAB | Vincent Dickerson (PG), John Phillips (C) Chris Tyler, Gary Minto | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sammie Silas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Sturgill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Sabo (fresh) PF - Amos McCourt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Walko (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Vincent Dickerson (fresh) SG - Bobby Inouye (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Cowley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Myers (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | UAB | Bobby Inouye hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Richard Sturgill - foul #4 on Richard Sturgill, team foul #7 | 71-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman (PG), Terry Vermillion (SF) Sammie Silas, Arthur Sabo | |
| Subs | UAB | Leo Spohn (PF) Paul Myers | |
| 03:18 | UAB | Bobby Inouye makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 03:18 | UAB | Bobby Inouye makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 03:18 | UAB | Bobby Inouye makes the 3rd free throw | 71-60 |
| 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) | |
| 03:04 | UTEP | Steven Cowley is called for the reach on Terry Vermillion - foul #2 on Steven Cowley, team foul #9 | 71-60 |
| 03:04 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 03:04 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 03:01 | UAB | Bobby Inouye is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Vermillion - foul #2 on Terry Vermillion, team foul #8 | 73-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Holford (PF) Amos McCourt | |
| Subs | UAB | Neal Shipman (SF), Gordon Summer (C) Steven Cowley, John Phillips | |
| 03:01 | UAB | Bobby Inouye makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 03:01 | UAB | Bobby Inouye misses the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 03:01 | UTEP | Jerry Walko grabs the defensive rebound | 73-61 |
| 02:41 | UTEP | Neal Shipman is called for the reach on Jerry Walko - foul #2 on Neal Shipman, team foul #10 | 73-61 |
| 02:41 | UTEP | Jerry Walko makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 02:41 | UTEP | Jerry Walko makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 02:39 | UAB | Lyndon Pollman steps in front of the Vincent Dickerson pass in the backcourt | 75-61 |
| 02:37 | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman hits the finger roll | 77-61 |
| 02:32 | UAB | Terry Vermillion steals it from Neal Shipman | 77-61 |
| 02:09 | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman's floater is tipped away by Gordon Summer | 77-61 |
| 02:07 | UTEP | Richard Sturgill grabs the offensive rebound | 77-61 |
| 01:51 | UTEP | Lyndon Pollman misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 77-61 |
| 01:50 | UAB | Leo Spohn grabs the defensive rebound | 77-61 |
| 01:38 | UAB | Vincent Dickerson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-64 |
| 01:18 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Lyndon Pollman | 79-64 |
| 01:15 | UAB | Neal Shipman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Silas (PG), Arthur Sabo (SF), Donald Patterson (PF) Lyndon Pollman, Terry Vermillion, Jerry Walko | |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Myers (C) Gordon Summer | |
| 00:57 | UTEP | Sammie Silas misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-64 |
| 00:56 | UAB | Paul Myers grabs the board | 79-64 |
| 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) | |
| 00:50 | UAB | Robert Holford picks off the pass by Leo Spohn | 79-64 |
| 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) | |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Sammie Silas can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Leo Spohn - foul #2 on Leo Spohn, team foul #11 | 79-64 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Sammie Silas makes the 1st free throw | 80-64 |
| 00:25 | UTEP | Sammie Silas makes the 2nd free throw | 81-64 |
| 00:17 | UAB | Neal Shipman clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-64 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Donald Patterson gets the rebound | 81-64 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Sammie Silas runs out the clock | 81-64 |