| Lineup | UAB | PG - Leroy Polakowski (fresh) SG - James Rouse (fresh) SF - Willis Foret (fresh) PF - Joseph Kapp (fresh) C - Stan Hebert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lee Cardona (fresh) SG - Dan Taylor (fresh) SF - Russell Hughes (fresh) PF - Richard Lao (fresh) C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Stan Hebert 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 fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | UAB | Russell Hughes is called for the reach on Willis Foret in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Hughes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | UAB | Stan Hebert clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | UTEP | Lee Cardona snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | UTEP | Russell Hughes misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | UAB | Stan Hebert grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | UAB | James Rouse can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski misses the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | UTEP | Richard Lao grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | UTEP | Lee Cardona drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Hughes | 0-3 |
| 17:41 | UAB | Richard Lao blocks the short jumper by Joseph Kapp | 0-3 |
| 17:39 | UAB | Stan Hebert grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:24 | UAB | James Rouse can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-3 |
| 17:22 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Willis Foret | 0-3 |
| 17:15 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Rouse | 3-3 |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Dan Taylor misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Rouse - foul #1 on James Rouse, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (PG), David Campbell (SG), Marion Smith (PF), Russell Taylor (C) Leroy Polakowski, James Rouse, Joseph Kapp, Stan Hebert | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SF), John Lennon (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Russell Hughes, Richard Lao, Kelvin Porter | |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Dan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:01 | UTEP | Dan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:57 | UAB | Dan Taylor picks off the pass by Gerald Fairchild in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 16:42 | UTEP | John Lennon buries a 3 from the left corner | 3-8 |
| 16:37 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-8 |
| 16:36 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to David Campbell | 3-8 |
| 16:18 | UAB | Russell Taylor misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gregory Lawson - foul #1 on Gregory Lawson, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG) Lee Cardona, Dan Taylor | |
| 16:18 | UAB | Russell Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:18 | UAB | Russell Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:18 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Taylor | 3-8 |
| 16:04 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gerald Fairchild, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Kapp (PF) Willis Foret | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 15:48 | UTEP | John Lennon can't finish the layup | 3-8 |
| 15:46 | UAB | Russell Taylor grabs the board | 3-8 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) SG - David Campbell (fresh) SF - Russell Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Kapp (fresh) C - Marion Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Baynes (fresh) SG - John Pavon (fresh) SF - Gregory Lawson (fresh) PF - John Lennon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Riggs (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | UAB | John Lennon takes the ball from David Campbell | 3-8 |
| 15:12 | UTEP | John Pavon misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 3-8 |
| 15:10 | UAB | Marion Smith grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 14:55 | UAB | Joseph Kapp misses the dunk but the foul's on John Lennon - foul #1 on John Lennon, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), James Rouse (SG), Stan Hebert (C) Gerald Fairchild, David Campbell, Russell Taylor | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), Richard Lao (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Stephen Baynes, John Pavon, Gregory Lawson, John Lennon, Ronald Riggs | |
| 14:55 | UAB | Joseph Kapp makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:55 | UAB | Joseph Kapp makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:37 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Lee Cardona | 5-11 |
| 14:18 | UAB | Stan Hebert comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 14:16 | UTEP | Dan Taylor snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 13:51 | UTEP | Richard Lao comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-11 |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter tips it home | 5-13 |
| 13:32 | UAB | Marion Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-13 |
| 13:31 | UAB | Joseph Kapp gets the offensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 13:13 | UAB | Kelvin Porter swats the short shot by Joseph Kapp | 5-13 |
| 13:12 | UAB | Marion Smith tips it back up and in | 7-13 |
| 13:05 | UTEP | Russell Hughes misses the fadeaway from close range | 7-13 |
| 13:04 | UTEP | Russell Hughes tips it back up and in | 7-15 |
| 12:40 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Lao | 7-15 |
| 12:38 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski tips it home | 9-15 |
| 12:23 | UTEP | Richard Lao is fouled on the floor by Joseph Kapp - foul #1 on Joseph Kapp, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (PG), David Campbell (SG), Willis Foret (SF), Russell Taylor (PF) Leroy Polakowski, James Rouse, Marion Smith, Joseph Kapp | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG), Gregory Lawson (SF), John Lennon (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Lee Cardona, Dan Taylor, Russell Hughes, Richard Lao, Kelvin Porter | |
| 12:10 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 9-15 |
| 12:08 | UTEP | John Pavon grabs the offensive board | 9-15 |
| 11:53 | UTEP | John Lennon misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-15 |
| 11:52 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs grabs the offensive board | 9-15 |
| 11:36 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs is whistled for traveling | 9-15 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Kapp (PF) Stan Hebert | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) SG - David Campbell (fresh) SF - Willis Foret (fresh) PF - Joseph Kapp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Russell Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Baynes (fresh) SG - John Pavon (fresh) SF - Gregory Lawson (fresh) PF - John Lennon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Riggs (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | UAB | Willis Foret is hacked by John Pavon - foul #1 on John Pavon, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG) Gerald Fairchild | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 11:04 | UAB | Willis Foret hits a shot from the baseline and the foul's on Gregory Lawson - foul #2 on Gregory Lawson, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dan Taylor (SG), Eli Haynes (PF) John Pavon, Gregory Lawson | |
| 11:04 | UAB | Willis Foret misses the free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:04 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:46 | UTEP | Willis Foret steps in front of the Eli Haynes pass | 11-15 |
| 10:32 | UAB | Joseph Kapp makes the fadeaway in the paint | 13-15 |
| 10:15 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes misses long on a shot from the left side | 13-15 |
| 10:14 | UAB | David Campbell gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:12 | UAB | Dan Taylor is called for the reach on Willis Foret in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dan Taylor, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | UAB | James Rouse (SG) Russell Taylor | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Russell Hughes (SF), Richard Lao (PF) Stephen Baynes, John Lennon, Ronald Riggs | |
| 09:56 | UAB | Joseph Kapp connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Leroy Polakowski | 15-15 |
| 09:39 | UTEP | Richard Lao's layup is rejected by Joseph Kapp | 15-15 |
| 09:38 | UAB | The rebound goes to Willis Foret | 15-15 |
| 09:36 | UAB | Willis Foret's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (PG), Marion Smith (PF) Leroy Polakowski, Joseph Kapp | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 09:29 | UTEP | Dan Taylor knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eli Haynes | 15-18 |
| 09:24 | UAB | James Rouse's pass is intercepted by Eli Haynes | 15-18 |
| 09:07 | UTEP | Russell Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | UAB | Stan Hebert (C) David Campbell | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Pavon (SG), Kelvin Porter (C) Dan Taylor, Eli Haynes | |
| 09:00 | UAB | John Pavon picks off the pass by James Rouse in the backcourt | 15-18 |
| 08:58 | UTEP | John Pavon lays it up and in | 15-20 |
| 08:34 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 08:33 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:18 | UTEP | Russell Hughes misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Willis Foret - foul #1 on Willis Foret, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), Russell Taylor (SF), Joseph Kapp (PF) James Rouse, Willis Foret, Marion Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Lennon (PF) Richard Lao | |
| 08:18 | UTEP | Russell Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:18 | UTEP | Russell Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 07:58 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 07:56 | UTEP | Russell Hughes pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| 07:40 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by John Lennon | 15-24 |
| 07:37 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-24 |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (SG) Gerald Fairchild | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Eli Haynes (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Lee Cardona, John Pavon, Russell Hughes, Kelvin Porter | |
| 07:12 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 15-24 |
| 07:11 | UAB | Joseph Kapp grabs the board | 15-24 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Leroy Polakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Campbell (fresh) SF - Russell Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Kapp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Stan Hebert (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Baynes (fresh) SG - Dan Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Lennon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eli Haynes (fresh) C - Ronald Riggs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:52 | UAB | Joseph Kapp is denied on a layup by Ronald Riggs | 15-24 |
| 06:51 | UTEP | Eli Haynes gets the rebound | 15-24 |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Leroy Polakowski - foul #1 on Leroy Polakowski, team foul #5 | 15-24 |
| Subs | UAB | James Rouse (SG), Willis Foret (SF), Marion Smith (PF) Leroy Polakowski, Russell Taylor, Joseph Kapp | |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Hughes (SF), Richard Lao (PF) John Lennon, Eli Haynes | |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 06:12 | UAB | James Rouse hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-26 |
| 06:10 | UTEP | Richard Lao gets the rebound | 15-26 |
| 05:57 | UTEP | Dan Taylor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-26 |
| 05:55 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs grabs the offensive board | 15-26 |
| 05:40 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Dan Taylor | 15-28 |
| 05:17 | UAB | Marion Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-28 |
| 05:16 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Dan Taylor | 15-28 |
| 04:56 | UTEP | James Rouse steps in front of the Dan Taylor pass | 15-28 |
| 04:52 | UAB | Stephen Baynes steals the ball from Willis Foret in the backcourt | 15-28 |
| 04:38 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 15-28 |
| 04:36 | UAB | Willis Foret gets the rebound | 15-28 |
| 04:31 | UAB | David Campbell misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-28 |
| 04:30 | UTEP | Richard Lao grabs the board | 15-28 |
| 04:26 | UTEP | Stan Hebert swats the short shot by Russell Hughes | 15-28 |
| 04:25 | UAB | Stan Hebert gets the rebound | 15-28 |
| 03:56 | UAB | Willis Foret misses the easy layup | 15-28 |
| 03:55 | UAB | David Campbell can't tip it in | 15-28 |
| 03:53 | UTEP | Russell Hughes grabs the board | 15-28 |
| 03:40 | UTEP | Richard Lao is whistled for a carry | 15-28 |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), Gerald Fairchild (SG), Joseph Kapp (PF), Russell Taylor (C) David Campbell, James Rouse, Marion Smith, Stan Hebert | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), John Pavon (SG), Gregory Lawson (SF), John Lennon (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Stephen Baynes, Dan Taylor, Russell Hughes, Richard Lao, Ronald Riggs | |
| 03:15 | UAB | Willis Foret hits a wide open shot from the right side set up by Gerald Fairchild | 17-28 |
| 03:03 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter drills a floater from close range set up by Lee Cardona | 17-30 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Leroy Polakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willis Foret (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Kapp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lee Cardona (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Pavon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Lawson (fresh) PF - John Lennon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:48 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-30 |
| 02:30 | UTEP | John Lennon misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-30 |
| 02:28 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Kelvin Porter | 17-30 |
| 02:20 | UTEP | Lee Cardona misses the jumper near the basket | 17-30 |
| 02:18 | UAB | Willis Foret grabs the board | 17-30 |
| 01:49 | UAB | Russell Taylor misses the easy dunk attempt | 17-30 |
| 01:47 | UTEP | Lee Cardona gets the rebound | 17-30 |
| 01:36 | UTEP | John Pavon makes the floater from the right side set up by John Lennon | 17-32 |
| 01:19 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski misses long on a floater from the left side | 17-32 |
| 01:17 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter grabs the board | 17-32 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | John Pavon misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gerald Fairchild - foul #2 on Gerald Fairchild, team foul #6 | 17-32 |
| Subs | UAB | Nicholas Gould (PG), James Rouse (SG), Marion Smith (SF), David Campbell (C) Leroy Polakowski, Gerald Fairchild, Willis Foret, Russell Taylor | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), Eli Haynes (SF), Richard Lao (PF) Lee Cardona, Gregory Lawson, John Lennon | |
| 00:55 | UTEP | John Pavon makes the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | John Pavon misses the 2nd free throw | 17-33 |
| 00:55 | UAB | David Campbell grabs the board | 17-33 |
| 00:28 | UAB | Marion Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 17-33 |
| 00:26 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry pulls down the rebound | 17-33 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter double dribbles | 17-33 |
| Subs | UAB | Stan Hebert (C) Nicholas Gould | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Ronald Riggs (C) Tyler Drewry, John Pavon, Kelvin Porter | |
| 00:00 | UAB | Marion Smith misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 17-33 |