| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hubert Karlin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Higgins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vincent Litten (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Greer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Barry Wheeler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William King (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Peter Giles (fresh) PF - Perry McGowin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Speegle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson inbounds the ball | 42-30 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:57 | UAB | William King steps in front of the Vincent Litten pass in the backcourt | 42-30 |
| 19:56 | UTEP | Barry Wheeler dunks the ball set up by William King | 42-32 |
| 19:52 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson is hacked by Peter Giles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Giles, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| 19:38 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Paul Higgins | 44-32 |
| 19:19 | UTEP | Perry McGowin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 19:17 | UTEP | Peter Giles grabs the offensive board | 44-32 |
| 19:01 | UTEP | Barry Wheeler drills a 3 from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 18:32 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Hubert Karlin and he's hacked by William King - foul #3 on William King, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Howard Wimbush (SG), Carter Donnelly (SF), Refugio Correa (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) William King, Peter Giles, Perry McGowin, James Speegle | |
| 18:32 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson makes the free throw | 47-35 |
| 18:06 | UTEP | Refugio Correa banks in the layup | 47-37 |
| 18:02 | UAB | James Greer travels in the backcourt | 47-37 |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (PG), Robert Urbano (SF), Lonnie Priolo (PF), Ira Whittle (C) Hubert Karlin, Ralph Ferguson, Vincent Litten, James Greer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ken Tavarez (PG) Barry Wheeler | |
| 17:48 | UTEP | Paul Higgins steals the ball from Ken Tavarez | 47-37 |
| 17:43 | UAB | Paul Higgins throws it down | 49-37 |
| 17:29 | UTEP | Ira Whittle swats the layup by Ken Tavarez | 49-37 |
| 17:28 | UAB | Lonnie Priolo grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 17:00 | UAB | Arthur Neidig buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Urbano | 51-37 |
| 16:54 | UTEP | Thomas Robinson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-37 |
| 16:52 | UAB | Ira Whittle gets the rebound | 51-37 |
| 16:33 | UAB | Robert Urbano is fouled on the floor by Howard Wimbush - foul #1 on Howard Wimbush, team foul #3 | 51-37 |
| Subs | UAB | Hubert Karlin (PG), Ralph Ferguson (SF), Vincent Litten (PF), James Greer (C) Paul Higgins, Robert Urbano, Lonnie Priolo, Ira Whittle | |
| Subs | UTEP | Barry Wheeler (PG), Peter Giles (SF), Perry McGowin (PF), James Speegle (C) Ken Tavarez, Carter Donnelly, Refugio Correa, Thomas Robinson | |
| 16:25 | UAB | Arthur Neidig is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Hubert Karlin | 53-37 |
| 16:13 | UTEP | James Speegle hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Howard Wimbush | 53-40 |
| 15:49 | UAB | Hubert Karlin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 15:47 | UAB | Vincent Litten grabs the offensive board | 53-40 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hubert Karlin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur Neidig (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ralph Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Vincent Litten (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Greer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Barry Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Wimbush (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Peter Giles (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Perry McGowin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Speegle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | UAB | James Greer comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-40 |
| 15:33 | UAB | Vincent Litten tips it back up and in | 55-40 |
| 15:19 | UTEP | Howard Wimbush connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Barry Wheeler | 55-43 |
| 15:12 | UAB | Arthur Neidig misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 55-43 |
| 15:11 | UTEP | James Speegle gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 14:54 | UTEP | Peter Giles travels with the ball | 55-43 |
| Subs | UAB | Orlando Hintze (PG), Paul Higgins (SG), Robert Urbano (SF), Lonnie Priolo (PF), Ira Whittle (C) Hubert Karlin, Arthur Neidig, Ralph Ferguson, Vincent Litten, James Greer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ken Tavarez (PG), William King (SG), Carter Donnelly (SF), Refugio Correa (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Barry Wheeler, Howard Wimbush, Peter Giles, Perry McGowin, James Speegle | |
| 14:52 | UAB | Robert Urbano throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-43 |
| 14:36 | UTEP | Thomas Robinson misses the lay-in | 55-43 |
| 14:34 | UTEP | Refugio Correa tips it home | 55-45 |
| 14:20 | UAB | Lonnie Priolo clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 55-45 |
| 14:18 | UAB | Ira Whittle hits the follow up shot | 57-45 |
| 13:57 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly misses long on a 3 from straight away | 57-45 |
| 13:56 | UTEP | William King pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Ken Tavarez misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 13:48 | UTEP | Thomas Robinson hits the follow up shot | 57-47 |
| 13:40 | UAB | Ira Whittle misses short on an open floater from just outside the lane | 57-47 |
| 13:39 | UTEP | Thomas Robinson pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 13:32 | UTEP | Thomas Robinson is called for traveling | 57-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Hubert Karlin (PG), Vincent Litten (PF), Steven Arp (C) Paul Higgins, Lonnie Priolo, Ira Whittle | |
| Subs | UTEP | Barry Wheeler (PG), Johnny Helfer (SF), Perry McGowin (PF), James Speegle (C) Ken Tavarez, Carter Donnelly, Refugio Correa, Thomas Robinson | |
| 13:23 | UAB | Vincent Litten knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hubert Karlin | 59-47 |
| 13:04 | UTEP | Perry McGowin is whistled for traveling | 59-47 |
| 12:45 | UAB | Orlando Hintze hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Vincent Litten | 62-47 |
| 12:32 | UTEP | James Speegle drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Johnny Helfer | 62-49 |
| 12:16 | UAB | Johnny Helfer steals it from Steven Arp | 62-49 |
| 12:13 | UTEP | Barry Wheeler lays it up and in on a nice dish by Johnny Helfer | 62-51 |
| 12:08 | UAB | Orlando Hintze comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William King - foul #4 on William King, team foul #4 | 62-51 |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Higgins (SG), Ralph Ferguson (SF), James Greer (C) Hubert Karlin, Robert Urbano, Vincent Litten | |
| Subs | UTEP | Howard Wimbush (SG), Peter Giles (SF), Refugio Correa (C) William King, Johnny Helfer, James Speegle | |
| 12:08 | UAB | Orlando Hintze makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 12:08 | UAB | Orlando Hintze makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 11:53 | UTEP | Barry Wheeler is hacked by Paul Higgins - foul #2 on Paul Higgins, team foul #1 | 64-51 |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (PG), Ira Whittle (PF) Orlando Hintze, Steven Arp | |
| Subs | UTEP | Carter Donnelly (SG), Thomas Robinson (C) Howard Wimbush, Perry McGowin | |
| 11:42 | UTEP | Refugio Correa hits a driving attempt near the basket | 64-53 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Arthur Neidig (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Higgins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ira Whittle (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - James Greer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Barry Wheeler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carter Donnelly (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Giles (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Refugio Correa (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | UAB | Paul Higgins hits the finger roll set up by Ralph Ferguson and the foul's on Thomas Robinson - foul #1 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #5 | 66-53 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ken Tavarez (PG) Barry Wheeler | |
| 11:25 | UAB | Paul Higgins makes the free throw | 67-53 |
| 11:08 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Ken Tavarez | 67-55 |
| 10:49 | UAB | Paul Higgins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Refugio Correa - foul #3 on Refugio Correa, team foul #6 | 67-55 |
| Subs | UAB | Hubert Karlin (PG), Lonnie Priolo (PF) Arthur Neidig, Ira Whittle | |
| Subs | UTEP | Howard Wimbush (SG), Johnny Helfer (SF), Perry McGowin (PF), James Speegle (C) Carter Donnelly, Peter Giles, Refugio Correa, Thomas Robinson | |
| 10:49 | UAB | Paul Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 10:49 | UAB | Paul Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 10:38 | UTEP | James Speegle misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by James Greer - foul #1 on James Greer, team foul #2 | 69-55 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Urbano (SF), Steven Arp (C) Ralph Ferguson, James Greer | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 10:38 | UTEP | James Speegle misses the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 10:38 | UTEP | James Speegle makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 10:21 | UAB | Hubert Karlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-56 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Barry Wheeler (PG) Ken Tavarez | |
| 09:53 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 09:52 | UTEP | Perry McGowin snags the offensive board | 69-56 |
| 09:31 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer double dribbles | 69-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (PG), Orlando Hintze (SG), Ralph Ferguson (SF), Vincent Litten (PF), James Greer (C) Hubert Karlin, Paul Higgins, Robert Urbano, Lonnie Priolo, Steven Arp | |
| Subs | UTEP | Carter Donnelly (SG), Peter Giles (SF), Refugio Correa (PF), Thomas Robinson (C) Howard Wimbush, Johnny Helfer, Perry McGowin, James Speegle | |
| 09:17 | UAB | Thomas Robinson steals it from Arthur Neidig | 69-56 |
| 09:00 | UTEP | Refugio Correa lays it in on a great pass from Carter Donnelly | 69-58 |
| 08:42 | UAB | Arthur Neidig misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 08:41 | UTEP | Peter Giles pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Refugio Correa banks in the layup set up by Carter Donnelly | 69-60 |
| 08:13 | UAB | Vincent Litten blows the layup but the foul's on Peter Giles - foul #3 on Peter Giles, team foul #7 | 69-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Hubert Karlin (PG), Paul Higgins (SG), Robert Urbano (SF), Ira Whittle (C) Arthur Neidig, Orlando Hintze, Ralph Ferguson, James Greer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ken Tavarez (PG), Howard Wimbush (SG), Johnny Helfer (SF), Perry McGowin (PF) Barry Wheeler, Carter Donnelly, Peter Giles, Thomas Robinson | |
| 08:13 | UAB | Vincent Litten makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 08:13 | UAB | Vincent Litten makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 07:51 | UTEP | Ken Tavarez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-60 |
| 07:49 | UAB | The rebound goes to Vincent Litten | 71-60 |
| 07:46 | UAB | Robert Urbano is hacked by Johnny Helfer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnny Helfer, team foul #8 | 71-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Steven Arp (C) Vincent Litten | |
| Subs | UTEP | William King (SG) Howard Wimbush | |
| 07:46 | UAB | Robert Urbano misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 07:46 | UTEP | Perry McGowin snags the defensive board | 71-60 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hubert Karlin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Higgins (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Urbano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ira Whittle (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Arp (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ken Tavarez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William King (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Johnny Helfer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Perry McGowin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Refugio Correa (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | UTEP | William King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-60 |
| 07:36 | UAB | Robert Urbano grabs the board | 71-60 |
| 07:32 | UAB | Hubert Karlin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Lonnie Priolo (PF) Steven Arp | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Speegle (C) Refugio Correa | |
| 07:17 | UTEP | William King misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Higgins - foul #3 on Paul Higgins, team foul #3 | 71-60 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giles (SF) Johnny Helfer | |
| 07:17 | UTEP | William King makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 07:17 | UTEP | William King makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 07:02 | UAB | Paul Higgins dunks the ball set up by Hubert Karlin | 73-62 |
| 06:49 | UTEP | Perry McGowin scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Ken Tavarez | 73-65 |
| 06:35 | UAB | Robert Urbano is hacked by Peter Giles - foul #4 on Peter Giles, team foul #9 | 73-65 |
| Subs | UAB | Arthur Neidig (SG), Ralph Ferguson (SF), Steven Arp (PF), James Greer (C) Hubert Karlin, Paul Higgins, Lonnie Priolo, Ira Whittle | |
| Subs | UTEP | Barry Wheeler (PG), Carter Donnelly (SF), Thomas Robinson (C) Ken Tavarez, Peter Giles, James Speegle | |
| 06:35 | UAB | Robert Urbano makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 06:35 | UAB | Robert Urbano misses the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Thomas Robinson snags the defensive board | 74-65 |
| 06:27 | UTEP | Perry McGowin scores on a floater near the basket set up by Barry Wheeler and he's fouled by Robert Urbano - foul #2 on Robert Urbano, team foul #4 | 74-67 |
| Subs | UAB | Orlando Hintze (SG) Robert Urbano | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:27 | UTEP | Perry McGowin makes the free throw | 74-68 |
| 06:25 | UAB | William King steps in front of the Orlando Hintze pass in the backcourt | 74-68 |
| 06:24 | UTEP | Carter Donnelly lays it up and in on a great pass from William King | 74-70 |
| 05:58 | UAB | Arthur Neidig hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 74-70 |
| 05:57 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Thomas Robinson | 74-70 |
| 05:48 | UTEP | Thomas Robinson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Barry Wheeler | 74-72 |
| 05:19 | UAB | Arthur Neidig buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Orlando Hintze | 77-72 |
| 04:58 | UTEP | William King connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Carter Donnelly | 77-75 |
| 04:32 | UAB | Arthur Neidig misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by William King - foul #5 on William King, team foul #10 | 77-75 |
| Subs | UAB | Paul Higgins (SG), Robert Urbano (SF), Vincent Litten (PF), Lonnie Priolo (C) Orlando Hintze, Ralph Ferguson, Steven Arp, James Greer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ken Tavarez (PG), Howard Wimbush (SG), Johnny Helfer (SF), Refugio Correa (PF), James Speegle (C) Barry Wheeler, William King, Carter Donnelly, Perry McGowin, Thomas Robinson | |
| 04:32 | UAB | Arthur Neidig misses the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 04:32 | UAB | Arthur Neidig makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 04:13 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Ken Tavarez | 78-77 |
| 04:01 | UAB | Paul Higgins misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Howard Wimbush - foul #2 on Howard Wimbush, team foul #11 | 78-77 |
| Subs | UAB | Hubert Karlin (PG) Arthur Neidig | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 04:01 | UAB | Paul Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 04:01 | UAB | Paul Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Higgins - foul #4 on Paul Higgins, team foul #5 | 80-77 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Johnny Helfer makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Hubert Karlin (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Higgins (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Urbano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Vincent Litten (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Lonnie Priolo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ken Tavarez (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Howard Wimbush (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Helfer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Refugio Correa (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Speegle (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | UAB | Paul Higgins is hacked by Johnny Helfer - foul #2 on Johnny Helfer, team foul #12 | 80-79 |
| Subs | UAB | Ira Whittle (C) Lonnie Priolo | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:23 | UAB | Paul Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 03:23 | UAB | Paul Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| 03:13 | UTEP | Refugio Correa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 82-79 |
| 03:12 | UAB | Robert Urbano gets the rebound | 82-79 |
| 03:06 | UAB | Paul Higgins is fouled on the floor by Howard Wimbush - foul #3 on Howard Wimbush, team foul #13 | 82-79 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Giles (SF) Johnny Helfer | |
| 03:06 | UAB | Paul Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 03:06 | UAB | Paul Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| 03:06 | UTEP | Refugio Correa grabs the board | 83-79 |
| 02:55 | UTEP | Peter Giles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-79 |
| 02:54 | UAB | Hubert Karlin grabs the board | 83-79 |
| 02:54 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-79 |
| Subs | UAB | Ralph Ferguson (SF), Lonnie Priolo (C) Robert Urbano, Ira Whittle | |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Robinson (C) James Speegle | |
| 02:38 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lonnie Priolo and he's fouled by Refugio Correa - foul #4 on Refugio Correa, team foul #14 | 85-79 |
| Subs | UAB | James Greer (C) Lonnie Priolo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Carter Donnelly (PG) Ken Tavarez | |
| 02:38 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson makes the free throw | 86-79 |
| 02:33 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-79 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ken Tavarez (PG) Carter Donnelly | |
| 02:09 | UTEP | Ken Tavarez is fouled on the floor by Vincent Litten - foul #1 on Vincent Litten, team foul #6 | 86-79 |
| 01:52 | UTEP | Ken Tavarez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 86-79 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Barry Wheeler (PG), Perry McGowin (PF), James Speegle (C) Ken Tavarez, Refugio Correa, Thomas Robinson | |
| 01:40 | UAB | Paul Higgins is whistled for traveling | 86-79 |
| 01:29 | UTEP | Howard Wimbush knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Barry Wheeler | 86-82 |
| 01:27 | UAB | Hubert Karlin is hacked by Howard Wimbush in the backcourt - foul #4 on Howard Wimbush, team foul #15 | 86-82 |
| 01:27 | UAB | Hubert Karlin misses the 1st free throw | 86-82 |
| 01:27 | UAB | Hubert Karlin misses the 2nd free throw | 86-82 |
| 01:27 | UTEP | James Speegle gets the rebound | 86-82 |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Howard Wimbush misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Greer - foul #2 on James Greer, team foul #7 | 86-82 |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Howard Wimbush makes the 1st free throw | 86-83 |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Howard Wimbush makes the 2nd free throw | 86-84 |
| 01:05 | UAB | Howard Wimbush picks off the pass by Paul Higgins in the backcourt | 86-84 |
| 01:04 | UTEP | Peter Giles lays it in on a great pass from Howard Wimbush | 86-86 |
| 01:02 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Wheeler - foul #1 on Barry Wheeler, team foul #16 | 86-86 |
| 01:02 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 87-86 |
| 01:02 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 88-86 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | Howard Wimbush comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 88-86 |
| 00:35 | UTEP | Barry Wheeler snags the offensive board | 88-86 |
| 00:29 | UTEP | Howard Wimbush knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Barry Wheeler | 88-89 |
| 00:05 | UAB | Ralph Ferguson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 88-89 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Peter Giles snags the defensive board | 88-89 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Hubert Karlin is called for the reach on Peter Giles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hubert Karlin, team foul #8 | 88-89 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Peter Giles makes the 1st free throw | 88-90 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Peter Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 88-91 |
| 00:02 | UAB | UAB calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 88-91 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UAB | Paul Higgins misses the fullcourt shot | 88-91 |