| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Grounds (fresh) SG - Johnny Slaughter (fresh) SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) PF - Frank Campanella (fresh) C - Scott Maes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) SG - Charles Franks (fresh) SF - Ray Smith (fresh) PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) C - John Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Frank Campanella wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Thomas and he's hacked by Johnny Slaughter - foul #1 on Johnny Slaughter, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Campbell | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Grounds - foul #1 on Joseph Grounds, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:43 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:27 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 3-4 |
| 18:25 | UTEP | Charles Franks pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:10 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:09 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Smith | 3-4 |
| 17:52 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon clanks a jumper from the right side | 3-4 |
| 17:51 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales tips it back up and in | 3-6 |
| 17:40 | UAB | Frank Campanella comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 17:39 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Salvador Gonzales | 3-6 |
| 17:17 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon is called for traveling | 3-6 |
| 16:56 | UAB | Scott Maes can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 3-6 |
| 16:55 | UTEP | The rebound goes to John Thomas | 3-6 |
| 16:34 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-6 |
| 16:32 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon hits the follow up shot | 3-8 |
| 16:04 | UAB | Frank Campanella comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 16:03 | UTEP | Ray Smith snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 15:44 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Joseph Grounds - foul #2 on Joseph Grounds, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | UAB | James Norton (PG), Frank Koprowski (SF), David Foley (PF) Joseph Grounds, Scott Campbell, Frank Campanella | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Heidel (SF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Ray Smith, John Thomas | |
| 15:44 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:44 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:44 | UAB | Scott Maes grabs the board | 3-9 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Norton (fresh) SG - Johnny Slaughter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Koprowski (fresh) PF - David Foley (fresh) C - Scott Maes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) SF - David Heidel (fresh) PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | UAB | James Norton buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-9 |
| 15:15 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 6-9 |
| 15:14 | UTEP | David Heidel snags the offensive board | 6-9 |
| 15:01 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales's floater is tipped away by David Foley | 6-9 |
| 15:00 | UAB | The rebound goes to Scott Maes | 6-9 |
| 14:58 | UAB | James Norton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Rich (SG), Marvin Atkinson (C) Johnny Slaughter, Scott Maes | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Terry Bowman (C) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| 14:51 | UTEP | Terry Bowman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 14:50 | UAB | Frank Koprowski grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 14:22 | UAB | David Foley hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 6-9 |
| 14:20 | UAB | David Foley gets the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:06 | UAB | Dikembe Abdelal takes the ball from Frank Koprowski | 6-9 |
| 14:03 | UTEP | James Whitehead hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelal | 6-11 |
| 13:44 | UAB | James Norton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 13:43 | UAB | Frank Koprowski grabs the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 13:28 | UAB | David Foley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-11 |
| 13:27 | UAB | David Foley grabs the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 13:15 | UAB | Robert Rich comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-11 |
| 13:13 | UTEP | David Heidel grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 13:03 | UTEP | Terry Bowman misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Marvin Atkinson - foul #1 on Marvin Atkinson, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | UAB | Johnny Slaughter (SG), Scott Campbell (SF), Frank Campanella (PF), Scott Maes (C) James Norton, Robert Rich, David Foley, Marvin Atkinson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Ray Smith (SF), John Thomas (C) James Whitehead, Dikembe Abdelal, David Heidel, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 13:03 | UTEP | Terry Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 13:03 | UTEP | Terry Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 12:47 | UAB | Scott Campbell misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-13 |
| 12:46 | UTEP | Terry Bowman pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Charles Franks clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Johnny Slaughter - foul #2 on Johnny Slaughter, team foul #5 | 6-13 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Rich (SG) Johnny Slaughter | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Terry Bowman | |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Charles Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 12:06 | UAB | Frank Koprowski buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Rich | 8-15 |
| 11:53 | UTEP | Charles Franks connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Salvador Gonzales | 8-17 |
| 11:38 | UAB | Jonathan Blackmon is called for the reach on Robert Rich - foul #1 on Jonathan Blackmon, team foul #1 | 8-17 |
| Subs | UAB | James Norton (PG) Frank Koprowski | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Norton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Rich (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) PF - Frank Campanella (fresh) C - Scott Maes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Thomas (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | UAB | Frank Campanella drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Scott Campbell | 11-17 |
| 11:19 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales comes up short on the runner in the paint | 11-17 |
| 11:17 | UAB | Scott Maes gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 11:13 | UAB | James Norton buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Campanella | 13-17 |
| 11:00 | UTEP | John Thomas misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Scott Maes - foul #1 on Scott Maes, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| 11:00 | UTEP | John Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:00 | UTEP | John Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:43 | UAB | James Norton connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 10:21 | UTEP | John Thomas banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Franks | 16-21 |
| 10:10 | UAB | Scott Campbell misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 10:08 | UAB | Scott Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 09:54 | UAB | Robert Rich drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 09:32 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 09:31 | UAB | Robert Rich pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 09:14 | UAB | Ray Smith steals it from Frank Campanella | 19-21 |
| 08:53 | UTEP | John Thomas misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 19-21 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon tips it but misses | 19-21 |
| 08:50 | UAB | Scott Maes grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 08:40 | UAB | Frank Campanella connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Norton and he's hacked by Salvador Gonzales - foul #1 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #2 | 21-21 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo (PG), Frank Koprowski (SG), David Foley (SF), Marvin Atkinson (C) James Norton, Robert Rich, Scott Campbell, Scott Maes | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), David Heidel (SF), Alfredo Gallo (PF), Terry Bowman (C) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, Ray Smith, Jonathan Blackmon, John Thomas | |
| 08:40 | UAB | Frank Campanella makes the free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:20 | UTEP | David Heidel hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Whitehead | 22-23 |
| 08:05 | UAB | Frank Koprowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-23 |
| 07:50 | UTEP | Marvin Atkinson is called for the reach on Terry Bowman - foul #2 on Marvin Atkinson, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Campbell (SF), Scott Maes (C) Frank Campanella, Marvin Atkinson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:50 | UTEP | Terry Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:50 | UTEP | Terry Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 07:25 | UAB | Frank Koprowski comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 07:24 | UTEP | The rebound goes to David Heidel | 25-25 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Kurt Delgadillo (fresh) SG - Frank Koprowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) PF - David Foley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Maes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) SF - David Heidel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-25 |
| 07:06 | UAB | Scott Campbell pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 06:53 | UAB | Scott Maes hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 06:52 | UAB | David Foley grabs the offensive board | 25-25 |
| 06:33 | UAB | Scott Maes comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Alfredo Gallo - foul #1 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #3 | 25-25 |
| Subs | UAB | James Norton (SG) Scott Campbell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Ray Smith (SF), Jonathan Blackmon (PF), John Thomas (C) James Whitehead, Dikembe Abdelal, David Heidel, Terry Bowman, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 06:33 | UAB | Scott Maes makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:33 | UAB | Scott Maes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 06:14 | UTEP | Charles Franks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 06:13 | UTEP | Ray Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jonathan Blackmon | 27-27 |
| 05:57 | UAB | Jonathan Blackmon swats the layup by David Foley | 27-27 |
| 05:56 | UTEP | Ray Smith grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 05:49 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales is whistled for traveling | 27-27 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Rich (SG), Frank Campanella (PF) Kurt Delgadillo, David Foley | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:36 | UAB | Jonathan Blackmon takes the ball from Scott Maes | 27-27 |
| 05:07 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Ray Smith and he's hacked by Frank Campanella - foul #1 on Frank Campanella, team foul #8 | 27-29 |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Campbell (SF) Frank Koprowski | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:07 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses the free throw | 27-29 |
| 05:07 | UAB | Frank Campanella gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 04:55 | UAB | Jonathan Blackmon takes the ball from Robert Rich | 27-29 |
| 04:33 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ray Smith and the foul's on Scott Maes - foul #2 on Scott Maes, team foul #9 | 27-31 |
| Subs | UAB | David Foley (PF), Frank Koprowski (C) Frank Campanella, Scott Maes | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Heidel (SF) Ray Smith | |
| 04:33 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the free throw | 27-32 |
| 04:22 | UAB | Scott Campbell double dribbles | 27-32 |
| Subs | UAB | Kurt Delgadillo (PG) Robert Rich | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 04:02 | UTEP | John Thomas connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Franks | 27-34 |
| 03:47 | UAB | Frank Koprowski is whistled for traveling | 27-34 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Grounds (PG), Johnny Slaughter (SG), Marvin Atkinson (C) Kurt Delgadillo, James Norton, Frank Koprowski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo (C) John Thomas | |
| 03:28 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Salvador Gonzales | 27-36 |
| 03:04 | UAB | Marvin Atkinson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 03:03 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Charles Franks | 27-36 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Joseph Grounds (fresh) SG - Johnny Slaughter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Foley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marvin Atkinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Heidel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) | |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-36 |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Campanella (PF), Scott Maes (C) David Foley, Marvin Atkinson | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Ray Smith (SF), Terry Bowman (C) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, David Heidel, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| 02:26 | UAB | Scott Campbell is hacked by Alfredo Gallo - foul #2 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #4 | 27-36 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Thomas (C) Terry Bowman | |
| 02:16 | UAB | Frank Campanella is whistled for a carry | 27-36 |
| Subs | UAB | Frank Koprowski (SF) Scott Campbell | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:01 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo scores on a floater from the right side | 27-38 |
| 01:40 | UAB | Frank Campanella knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Koprowski | 29-38 |
| 01:22 | UTEP | Ray Smith comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 01:21 | UAB | Johnny Slaughter grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 01:03 | UAB | Joseph Grounds's floater is tipped away by John Thomas | 29-38 |
| 01:02 | UTEP | Ray Smith pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | James Whitehead clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 00:45 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo can't tip it in | 29-38 |
| 00:43 | UAB | Scott Maes gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 00:36 | UAB | Joseph Grounds misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on James Whitehead - foul #1 on James Whitehead, team foul #5 | 29-38 |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Campbell (SF), David Foley (PF) Frank Koprowski, Frank Campanella | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG), David Heidel (SF), Jonathan Blackmon (PF), Terry Bowman (C) James Whitehead, Dikembe Abdelal, Ray Smith, Alfredo Gallo, John Thomas | |
| 00:36 | UAB | Joseph Grounds makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:36 | UAB | Joseph Grounds misses the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:36 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Terry Bowman | 30-38 |
| 00:15 | UTEP | Charles Franks scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Salvador Gonzales | 30-40 |
| 00:01 | UAB | David Foley comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 30-40 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | David Heidel grabs the board | 30-40 |