| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Scherer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Bess (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcos Rodriquez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clinton Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Terry Wilkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Allan Bess inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | UTEP | Allan Bess comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 19:36 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez can't tip it in | 25-32 |
| 19:35 | UAB | Thomas Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 19:17 | UAB | Jason Scherer is called for the reach on John Graham - foul #2 on Jason Scherer, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| 19:05 | UAB | Terry Wilkins can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 25-32 |
| 19:03 | UTEP | Paul Shaw pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Allan Bess is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Allan Bess, team foul #2 | 25-32 |
| 18:24 | UAB | Ernest Phillips drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Clinton Ford | 25-34 |
| 17:58 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez blows the layup but he's hacked by Ernest Phillips - foul #1 on Ernest Phillips, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| 17:58 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 17:58 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 17:30 | UAB | Paul Shaw is called for the reach on John Graham - foul #3 on Paul Shaw, team foul #3 | 27-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charlie Branson (PF) Paul Shaw | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 17:11 | UAB | Clinton Ford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 27-34 |
| 17:09 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 16:46 | UTEP | Terry Wilkins is called for the reach on Michael Walker - foul #3 on Terry Wilkins, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Simmons (PG), Rick House (SG) Michael Walker, Jason Scherer | |
| Subs | UAB | Simon Frye (SG), Louis Culley (PF) John Graham, Terry Wilkins | |
| 16:38 | UTEP | Allan Bess's pass is intercepted by Clinton Ford | 27-34 |
| 16:35 | UAB | Clinton Ford lays it in | 27-36 |
| 16:21 | UTEP | Allan Bess knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Rick House | 29-36 |
| 16:07 | UAB | Ernest Phillips misses long on a floater from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 16:06 | UAB | Thomas Carter gets the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 15:50 | UAB | Clinton Ford misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-36 |
| 15:48 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Marcos Rodriquez | 29-36 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rick House (fresh) SF - Allan Bess (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charlie Branson (fresh) C - Marcos Rodriquez (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clinton Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Simon Frye (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Carter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Culley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | UTEP | Charles Simmons is fouled on the floor by Clinton Ford - foul #2 on Clinton Ford, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Walker (PG), Jason Scherer (SG), Sean Owens (SF), Paul Shaw (PF), Robert Cuadra (C) Charles Simmons, Rick House, Allan Bess, Charlie Branson, Marcos Rodriquez | |
| Subs | UAB | John Graham (SG), Mark Capers (SF), Terry Wilkins (PF) Clinton Ford, Thomas Carter, Ernest Phillips | |
| 15:10 | UTEP | Louis Culley swats the layup by Paul Shaw | 29-36 |
| 15:08 | UTEP | Robert Cuadra tips it in | 31-36 |
| 14:54 | UAB | Mark Capers is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Mark Capers, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| 14:31 | UTEP | Jason Scherer misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by John Graham - foul #1 on John Graham, team foul #5 | 31-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Allan Bess (SF), Marcos Rodriquez (C) Sean Owens, Robert Cuadra | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 14:31 | UTEP | Jason Scherer makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 14:31 | UTEP | Jason Scherer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:09 | UAB | Terry Wilkins can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 33-36 |
| 14:07 | UTEP | Paul Shaw grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 13:54 | UTEP | Jason Scherer connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Allan Bess and he's fouled by Mark Capers - foul #2 on Mark Capers, team foul #6 | 35-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | UAB | Clinton Ford (PG), Thomas Carter (SF), Ernest Phillips (C) Simon Frye, Mark Capers, Louis Culley | |
| 13:54 | UTEP | Jason Scherer makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:32 | UAB | Terry Wilkins connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Clinton Ford and he's hacked by Paul Shaw - foul #4 on Paul Shaw, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rick House (SG), Charlie Branson (PF) Jason Scherer, Paul Shaw | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 13:32 | UAB | Terry Wilkins makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 13:12 | UTEP | Allan Bess lays it in and he's hacked by John Graham - foul #2 on John Graham, team foul #7 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Simmons (PG) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | UAB | Calvin Taylor (PF) Terry Wilkins | |
| 13:12 | UTEP | Allan Bess misses the free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:12 | UAB | Calvin Taylor grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 12:48 | UAB | Calvin Taylor misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 12:47 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 12:41 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez buries a floater from the left side set up by Rick House and he's hacked by Ernest Phillips - foul #2 on Ernest Phillips, team foul #8 | 40-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | UAB | Simon Frye (SG), Louis Culley (PF) John Graham, Calvin Taylor | |
| 12:41 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:22 | UAB | Thomas Carter misses the lay-in | 41-39 |
| 12:21 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Allan Bess | 41-39 |
| 12:07 | UTEP | Charlie Branson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Carter - foul #2 on Thomas Carter, team foul #9 | 41-39 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Walker (PG), Jason Scherer (SG), Sean Owens (SF) Charles Simmons, Rick House, Allan Bess | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 12:07 | UTEP | Charlie Branson misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:07 | UTEP | Charlie Branson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 11:48 | UAB | Marcos Rodriquez steps in front of the Clinton Ford pass | 42-39 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Scherer (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Owens (fresh) PF - Charlie Branson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Marcos Rodriquez (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clinton Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Simon Frye (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Culley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Charlie Branson | 44-39 |
| 11:05 | UAB | Louis Culley comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 11:03 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 10:45 | UTEP | Charlie Branson's pass is intercepted by Clinton Ford | 44-39 |
| 10:41 | UAB | Clinton Ford banks in the layup | 44-41 |
| 10:26 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez's layup is rejected by Thomas Carter | 44-41 |
| 10:24 | UAB | Louis Culley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 10:07 | UAB | Simon Frye misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 10:05 | UAB | Simon Frye grabs the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 09:48 | UAB | Simon Frye is hacked by Jason Scherer - foul #3 on Jason Scherer, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Simmons (PG), Rick House (SG), Allan Bess (SF), Robert Cuadra (C) Michael Walker, Jason Scherer, Sean Owens, Marcos Rodriquez | |
| Subs | UAB | John Graham (SG), Mark Capers (SF), Terry Wilkins (PF), Nathan Levay (C) Clinton Ford, Thomas Carter, Louis Culley, Ernest Phillips | |
| 09:24 | UAB | Terry Wilkins misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Simmons - foul #2 on Charles Simmons, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| 09:24 | UAB | Terry Wilkins misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:24 | UAB | Terry Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Allan Bess misses the lay-in | 44-42 |
| 09:01 | UAB | Simon Frye grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 08:52 | UAB | Terry Wilkins misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 44-42 |
| 08:50 | UTEP | Rick House gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 08:45 | UTEP | Allan Bess hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-42 |
| 08:22 | UAB | Simon Frye makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Capers | 47-45 |
| 08:06 | UTEP | Charles Simmons misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 08:05 | UAB | John Graham grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 07:40 | UAB | Mark Capers misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Cuadra - foul #1 on Robert Cuadra, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Walker (PG), Jason Scherer (SG), Paul Shaw (PF), Marcos Rodriquez (C) Charles Simmons, Rick House, Charlie Branson, Robert Cuadra | |
| Subs | UAB | Clinton Ford (PG), Ernest Phillips (C) Simon Frye, Nathan Levay | |
| 07:40 | UAB | Mark Capers makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:40 | UAB | Mark Capers makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Scherer (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allan Bess (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Marcos Rodriquez (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Clinton Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Capers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Wilkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | UTEP | Michael Walker is hacked by John Graham - foul #3 on John Graham, team foul #10 | 47-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | UAB | Thomas Carter (SF) Mark Capers | |
| 07:21 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 07:21 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:02 | UAB | Clinton Ford clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 07:01 | UAB | Terry Wilkins hits the follow up shot | 49-49 |
| 06:38 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez banks in the layup | 51-49 |
| 06:20 | UAB | Thomas Carter comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-49 |
| 06:18 | UTEP | Jason Scherer grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 06:11 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas Carter - foul #3 on Thomas Carter, team foul #11 | 51-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | UAB | Simon Frye (SG), Louis Culley (PF) John Graham, Terry Wilkins | |
| 06:11 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 06:11 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:44 | UAB | Louis Culley misses the fadeaway from the left side | 52-49 |
| 05:43 | UAB | Louis Culley grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 05:24 | UAB | Thomas Carter double dribbles | 52-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Owens (SF) Allan Bess | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 05:00 | UTEP | The pull-up jumper by Jason Scherer is blocked by Thomas Carter | 52-49 |
| 04:59 | UAB | Clinton Ford pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 04:47 | UAB | Simon Frye misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-49 |
| 04:46 | UTEP | Paul Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 04:42 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jason Scherer | 54-49 |
| 04:17 | UAB | Simon Frye scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 04:00 | UTEP | Michael Walker comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Louis Culley - foul #1 on Louis Culley, team foul #12 | 54-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Rick House (SG), Allan Bess (SF), Charlie Branson (PF) Jason Scherer, Sean Owens, Paul Shaw | |
| Subs | UAB | John Graham (SG), Terry Wilkins (PF) Clinton Ford, Louis Culley | |
| 04:00 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:00 | UTEP | Michael Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:46 | UAB | Terry Wilkins misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 03:39 | UTEP | Rick House misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 03:38 | UAB | Terry Wilkins grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Michael Walker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick House (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Allan Bess (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charlie Branson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Marcos Rodriquez (fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Simon Frye (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Terry Wilkins (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | UAB | Michael Walker takes the ball from Terry Wilkins | 56-52 |
| 03:19 | UTEP | Michael Walker clanks a jumper from the left side | 56-52 |
| 03:17 | UTEP | Allan Bess tips it in | 58-52 |
| 02:57 | UAB | Michael Walker is called for the reach on Simon Frye - foul #1 on Michael Walker, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Simmons (PG), Paul Shaw (PF), Robert Cuadra (C) Michael Walker, Charlie Branson, Marcos Rodriquez | |
| Subs | UAB | Mark Capers (SF), Louis Culley (C) Thomas Carter, Ernest Phillips | |
| 02:57 | UAB | Simon Frye makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 02:57 | UAB | Simon Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 02:54 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jason Scherer (SG), Marcos Rodriquez (C) Rick House, Robert Cuadra | |
| Subs | UAB | Clinton Ford (PG), Thomas Carter (SF), Ernest Phillips (C) Simon Frye, Mark Capers, Louis Culley | |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Paul Shaw is denied on a layup by Terry Wilkins | 58-54 |
| 02:45 | UTEP | Allan Bess grabs the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 02:35 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez misses the jumper from the free throw line | 58-54 |
| 02:34 | UTEP | Paul Shaw tips it in | 60-54 |
| 02:26 | UAB | Ernest Phillips is hacked by Jason Scherer - foul #4 on Jason Scherer, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| 02:26 | UAB | Ernest Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 02:26 | UAB | Ernest Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 02:26 | UTEP | Paul Shaw gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 02:09 | UTEP | Jason Scherer's floater is tipped away by Terry Wilkins | 60-55 |
| 02:08 | UAB | Thomas Carter gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 01:47 | UAB | John Graham buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Carter | 60-58 |
| 01:30 | UTEP | Allan Bess misses long on a shot from the baseline | 60-58 |
| 01:28 | UAB | Terry Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 01:04 | UAB | Terry Wilkins misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-58 |
| 01:02 | UTEP | Marcos Rodriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Allan Bess misses long on a jump hook from close range | 60-58 |
| 00:39 | UAB | Ernest Phillips pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 00:21 | UAB | Clinton Ford makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-60 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Jason Scherer is fouled on the floor by John Graham - foul #4 on John Graham, team foul #13 | 60-60 |
| Subs | UTEP | Michael Walker (PG) Charles Simmons | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Jason Scherer makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Jason Scherer misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:02 | UAB | Terry Wilkins gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 00:02 | UAB | UAB calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UAB | John Graham misses the halfcourt shot | 61-60 |