| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Sammie Silas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Kent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Terry Vermillion (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Amos McCourt (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerry Walko (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Vincent Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neal Shipman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Minto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gordon Summer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Neal Shipman inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:56 | UAB | Sammie Silas is called for the reach on Vincent Dickerson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sammie Silas, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:40 | UAB | Gordon Summer misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Jerry Walko - foul #1 on Jerry Walko, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| 19:40 | UAB | Gordon Summer makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 19:40 | UAB | Gordon Summer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:29 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Neal Shipman - foul #2 on Neal Shipman, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 19:29 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:29 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:27 | UAB | Russell Kent is called for the reach on Paul Roberts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Kent, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Sabo (SG) Russell Kent | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 19:17 | UAB | Gordon Summer is whistled for traveling | 35-30 |
| 19:00 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 35-30 |
| 18:59 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion can't tip it in | 35-30 |
| 18:58 | UAB | Gordon Summer gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:31 | UAB | Amos McCourt steps in front of the Gary Minto pass | 35-30 |
| 18:08 | UTEP | Sammie Silas buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Walko | 38-30 |
| 17:50 | UAB | Neal Shipman misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 17:49 | UAB | Gordon Summer hits the follow up shot | 38-32 |
| 17:29 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Neal Shipman - foul #3 on Neal Shipman, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bryan People (PG), Donald Patterson (PF) Sammie Silas, Amos McCourt | |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Briner (PG), Clinton Robson (SG), Jesse Johnson (SF), John Phillips (PF), Leo Spohn (C) Vincent Dickerson, Paul Roberts, Neal Shipman, Gary Minto, Gordon Summer | |
| 17:29 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 17:29 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 17:11 | UAB | Robert Briner loses the dribble to Arthur Sabo | 40-32 |
| 17:07 | UTEP | Arthur Sabo lays it in | 42-32 |
| 16:54 | UAB | Clinton Robson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 16:52 | UTEP | Arthur Sabo snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 16:33 | UTEP | Arthur Sabo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Silas (SF) Arthur Sabo | |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Roberts (SG) Jesse Johnson | |
| 16:07 | UAB | Robert Briner is hacked by Sammie Silas - foul #2 on Sammie Silas, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | UAB | Gordon Summer (C) Leo Spohn | |
| 15:47 | UAB | John Phillips comes up short on the shot from the left block | 42-32 |
| 15:46 | UTEP | Jerry Walko snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bryan People (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Vermillion (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sammie Silas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Walko (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clinton Robson (fresh) SG - Paul Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Briner (fresh) PF - John Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gordon Summer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | UTEP | Bryan People blows the layup | 42-32 |
| 15:27 | UAB | John Phillips grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 15:20 | UAB | Paul Roberts makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 14:55 | UTEP | Jerry Walko is hacked by John Phillips - foul #2 on John Phillips, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Kent (SG), Amos McCourt (PF), Robert Holford (C) Bryan People, Donald Patterson, Jerry Walko | |
| Subs | UAB | Vincent Dickerson (PG), Jesse Johnson (SG), Neal Shipman (SF), Gary Minto (PF) Clinton Robson, Paul Roberts, Robert Briner, John Phillips | |
| 14:41 | UTEP | Sammie Silas loses the dribble to Vincent Dickerson | 42-34 |
| 14:33 | UAB | Gordon Summer banks in the layup set up by Jesse Johnson | 42-36 |
| 14:13 | UTEP | Amos McCourt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Minto - foul #2 on Gary Minto, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Sabo (SF) Terry Vermillion | |
| Subs | UAB | Leo Spohn (C) Gordon Summer | |
| 14:13 | UTEP | Amos McCourt makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:13 | UTEP | Amos McCourt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:54 | UAB | Neal Shipman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-36 |
| 13:52 | UAB | Vincent Dickerson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 13:41 | UAB | Leo Spohn misses the easy layup | 44-36 |
| 13:40 | UAB | Vincent Dickerson snags the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 13:34 | UAB | Leo Spohn is whistled for a carry | 44-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Roberts (SG) Jesse Johnson | |
| 13:12 | UTEP | Sammie Silas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Minto - foul #3 on Gary Minto, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jerry Walko (C) Robert Holford | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 13:12 | UTEP | Sammie Silas misses the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:12 | UTEP | Sammie Silas misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:12 | UAB | Leo Spohn grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 12:52 | UAB | Gary Minto is open and scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-38 |
| 12:40 | UTEP | Neal Shipman swats the shot by Russell Kent | 44-38 |
| 12:38 | UTEP | Amos McCourt pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 12:23 | UTEP | Russell Kent can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 12:22 | UAB | Gary Minto grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 12:20 | UAB | Russell Kent is called for the reach on Paul Roberts in the backcourt - foul #4 on Russell Kent, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bryan People (PG), Terry Vermillion (SF), Donald Patterson (PF) Sammie Silas, Russell Kent, Amos McCourt | |
| Subs | UAB | Clinton Robson (PG), Robert Briner (SF), John Phillips (PF), Gordon Summer (C) Vincent Dickerson, Neal Shipman, Gary Minto, Leo Spohn | |
| 12:10 | UAB | John Phillips banks in the layup set up by Paul Roberts | 44-40 |
| 11:58 | UTEP | Bryan People lays it in on a nice dish by Arthur Sabo and the foul's on Clinton Robson - foul #1 on Clinton Robson, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Holford (C) Jerry Walko | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 11:58 | UTEP | Bryan People makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 11:33 | UAB | Gordon Summer's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Patterson | 47-40 |
| 11:31 | UAB | Robert Briner hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bryan People (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Sabo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Vermillion (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Holford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clinton Robson (fresh) SG - Paul Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Briner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gordon Summer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | UTEP | Bryan People's pass is intercepted by Clinton Robson in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| 11:11 | UAB | Clinton Robson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 47-42 |
| 11:10 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Bryan People | 47-42 |
| 10:53 | UTEP | Bryan People clanks a shot from the right block | 47-42 |
| 10:51 | UAB | John Phillips gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:49 | UAB | Paul Roberts loses the dribble to Terry Vermillion in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| 10:48 | UTEP | Arthur Sabo misses the lay-in | 47-42 |
| 10:47 | UAB | Paul Roberts pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:29 | UAB | Paul Roberts hits a wide open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Briner | 47-45 |
| 10:16 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by John Phillips - foul #3 on John Phillips, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Silas (PG), Amos McCourt (PF), Jerry Walko (C) Bryan People, Donald Patterson, Robert Holford | |
| Subs | UAB | Vincent Dickerson (PG), Jesse Johnson (SG), Neal Shipman (SF), Gary Minto (PF), Leo Spohn (C) Clinton Robson, Paul Roberts, Robert Briner, John Phillips, Gordon Summer | |
| 10:16 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:16 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:00 | UAB | Neal Shipman buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-48 |
| 09:51 | UTEP | Sammie Silas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Sabo | 52-48 |
| 09:48 | UAB | Neal Shipman is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Sabo - foul #3 on Arthur Sabo, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| 09:33 | UAB | Jesse Johnson loses the dribble to Jerry Walko | 52-48 |
| 09:04 | UTEP | Sammie Silas is called for traveling | 52-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bryan People (PG) Arthur Sabo | |
| Subs | UAB | Gordon Summer (C) Leo Spohn | |
| 09:01 | UAB | Terry Vermillion is called for the reach on Jesse Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Vermillion, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Roberts (SG) Vincent Dickerson | |
| 09:01 | UAB | Jesse Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:01 | UAB | Jesse Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:36 | UTEP | Bryan People drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-50 |
| 08:17 | UAB | Gordon Summer misses the shot from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 08:15 | UAB | Gary Minto tips it home | 54-52 |
| 07:54 | UTEP | Sammie Silas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 07:53 | UAB | The rebound goes to Gordon Summer | 54-52 |
| 07:37 | UAB | Gordon Summer hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Jesse Johnson | 54-54 |
| 07:30 | UTEP | Sammie Silas makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Terry Vermillion | 57-54 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bryan People (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Vermillion (tiring) 16 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sammie Silas (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Amos McCourt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Walko (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Jesse Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Neal Shipman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Minto (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gordon Summer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | UAB | Sammie Silas is called for the reach on Jesse Johnson - foul #3 on Sammie Silas, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Kent (SG), Donald Patterson (PF), Robert Holford (C) Bryan People, Amos McCourt, Jerry Walko | |
| Subs | UAB | Vincent Dickerson (PG), Robert Briner (SF), John Phillips (PF), Leo Spohn (C) Paul Roberts, Neal Shipman, Gary Minto, Gordon Summer | |
| 07:15 | UAB | Jesse Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 07:15 | UTEP | Robert Holford pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 06:53 | UTEP | Russell Kent is fouled on the floor by Robert Briner - foul #3 on Robert Briner, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | UAB | Clinton Robson (SG) Jesse Johnson | |
| 06:53 | UTEP | Russell Kent makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 06:53 | UTEP | Russell Kent misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 06:53 | UAB | John Phillips gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 06:47 | UAB | Vincent Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 06:45 | UTEP | Donald Patterson snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Russell Kent drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 06:09 | UAB | Leo Spohn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 61-54 |
| 06:07 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Holford | 61-54 |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Russell Kent misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Robert Holford tips it back up and in | 63-54 |
| 05:15 | UAB | Robert Briner connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Vincent Dickerson | 63-57 |
| 05:08 | UTEP | Russell Kent comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-57 |
| 05:06 | UAB | John Phillips gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 05:06 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Bryan People (PG), Arthur Sabo (SF), Amos McCourt (PF), Jerry Walko (C) Sammie Silas, Terry Vermillion, Donald Patterson, Robert Holford | |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Roberts (SG), Neal Shipman (SF), Gary Minto (PF), Gordon Summer (C) Clinton Robson, Robert Briner, John Phillips, Leo Spohn | |
| 04:47 | UAB | Paul Roberts banks in the layup | 63-59 |
| 04:28 | UTEP | Russell Kent misses the floater near the basket | 63-59 |
| 04:26 | UTEP | Amos McCourt tips it back up and in | 65-59 |
| 04:16 | UAB | Paul Roberts hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Jerry Walko - foul #2 on Jerry Walko, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| 04:16 | UAB | Paul Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:16 | UAB | Paul Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Russell Kent connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Bryan People | 68-61 |
| 03:33 | UAB | Gary Minto makes the wide open jumper from the baseline set up by Vincent Dickerson | 68-63 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Bryan People (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Kent (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Arthur Sabo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Amos McCourt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Walko (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Vincent Dickerson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Roberts (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Neal Shipman (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Minto (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gordon Summer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | UTEP | Bryan People misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 03:18 | UAB | Gordon Summer grabs the board | 68-63 |
| 03:04 | UAB | Gary Minto lays it up and in | 68-65 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Arthur Sabo is hacked by Neal Shipman - foul #4 on Neal Shipman, team foul #9 | 68-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sammie Silas (PG), Donald Patterson (PF), Robert Holford (C) Bryan People, Amos McCourt, Jerry Walko | |
| Subs | UAB | Clinton Robson (PG), Robert Briner (SF), John Phillips (PF), Leo Spohn (C) Vincent Dickerson, Neal Shipman, Gary Minto, Gordon Summer | |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Arthur Sabo misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:46 | UAB | Leo Spohn pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 02:46 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| 02:32 | UAB | Paul Roberts can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 68-65 |
| 02:31 | UAB | Clinton Robson tips it in | 68-67 |
| 02:31 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Amos McCourt (PF), Jerry Walko (C) Donald Patterson, Robert Holford | |
| Subs | UAB | Vincent Dickerson (PG), Neal Shipman (SF), Gary Minto (PF), Gordon Summer (C) Clinton Robson, Robert Briner, John Phillips, Leo Spohn | |
| 02:14 | UTEP | Russell Kent misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-67 |
| 02:12 | UAB | Gordon Summer gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 01:49 | UAB | Vincent Dickerson is hacked by Sammie Silas - foul #4 on Sammie Silas, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Vermillion (SF) Arthur Sabo | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 01:49 | UAB | Vincent Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:49 | UAB | Vincent Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:30 | UTEP | Vincent Dickerson is called for the reach on Russell Kent - foul #3 on Vincent Dickerson, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| 01:30 | UTEP | Russell Kent makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:30 | UTEP | Russell Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:04 | UAB | Paul Roberts is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right side | 70-71 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | UAB | Gordon Summer drills a jumper from the left wing | 70-73 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Gordon Summer takes the ball from Sammie Silas | 70-73 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:04 | UAB | Russell Kent is called for the reach on Paul Roberts in the backcourt - foul #5 on Russell Kent, team foul #11 | 70-73 |
| Subs | UTEP | Arthur Sabo (SG) Russell Kent | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:04 | UAB | Paul Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:04 | UAB | Paul Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Terry Vermillion comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 70-75 |