| Lineup | UAB | PG - Melvin Thurston (fresh) SG - Stephen Tilley (fresh) SF - Peter Schultz (fresh) PF - David Dunfee (fresh) C - Anthony Cadet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) SF - Walter Carter (fresh) PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) C - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Anthony Cadet 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 triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | UAB | Stephen Tilley makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Anthony Cadet | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill misses the fadeaway near the basket | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | UAB | The rebound goes to Melvin Thurston | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | UAB | Stephen Tilley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | UTEP | Walter Carter snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by John Nguyen and the foul's on Stephen Tilley - foul #1 on Stephen Tilley, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:39 | UAB | Melvin Thurston misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:38 | UAB | David Dunfee tips it but misses | 3-3 |
| 18:36 | UAB | David Dunfee grabs the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:21 | UAB | Stephen Tilley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:19 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 18:14 | UTEP | John Nguyen misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:13 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:50 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Nguyen | 3-5 |
| 17:24 | UAB | Stephen Tilley travels with the ball | 3-5 |
| 17:10 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 3-5 |
| 17:08 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill tips it back up and in | 3-7 |
| 16:45 | UAB | Melvin Thurston misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-7 |
| 16:43 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:15 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher can't throw it down | 3-7 |
| 16:14 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher tips it home | 3-9 |
| 15:57 | UAB | Melvin Thurston hits a floater from the left side | 5-9 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Melvin Thurston (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Tilley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Schultz (fairly fresh) PF - David Dunfee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Cadet (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Carter (fairly fresh) PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. C - Laverne Voorhees (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses the jumper from the left block | 5-9 |
| 15:31 | UAB | The rebound goes to Peter Schultz | 5-9 |
| 15:25 | UAB | Peter Schultz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | UAB | Louis Lorusso (PG), Harold Aubry (SG), Peter Leigh (SF), Larry Porterfield (PF), Archie Page (C) Melvin Thurston, Stephen Tilley, Peter Schultz, David Dunfee, Anthony Cadet | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Eric Golden (SG), Allen Steed (SF), Juan Sanchez (PF), Jeff Reese (C) John Nguyen, Jonathan Hill, Walter Carter, Kelvin Fisher, Laverne Voorhees | |
| 15:00 | UTEP | Jeff Reese is fouled on the floor by Louis Lorusso - foul #1 on Louis Lorusso, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| 14:35 | UTEP | Allen Steed misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Larry Porterfield - foul #1 on Larry Porterfield, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Hill (SG) Eric Golden | |
| 14:35 | UTEP | Allen Steed makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:35 | UTEP | Allen Steed makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:19 | UAB | Allen Steed is called for the reach on Peter Leigh - foul #1 on Allen Steed, team foul #1 | 5-11 |
| Subs | UAB | Melvin Thurston (PG), Stephen Tilley (SG) Louis Lorusso, Peter Leigh | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 14:10 | UAB | Archie Page connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Tilley | 7-11 |
| 13:58 | UTEP | Allen Steed banks in the layup on a great pass from Ignacio Ruiz | 7-13 |
| 13:40 | UAB | Harold Aubry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Schultz (SF), David Dunfee (PF), Anthony Cadet (C) Harold Aubry, Larry Porterfield, Archie Page | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Laverne Voorhees (C) Ignacio Ruiz, Juan Sanchez, Jeff Reese | |
| 13:20 | UTEP | Allen Steed hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 7-13 |
| 13:19 | UAB | The rebound goes to Peter Schultz | 7-13 |
| 13:15 | UAB | Melvin Thurston's floater is knocked away by Laverne Voorhees | 7-13 |
| 13:13 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 12:53 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Peter Schultz - foul #1 on Peter Schultz, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Carter (SF) Allen Steed | |
| 12:53 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:53 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:33 | UAB | Peter Schultz clanks a turnaround from the left block | 7-15 |
| 12:32 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees grabs the board | 7-15 |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Stephen Tilley picks off the pass by Laverne Voorhees | 7-15 |
| 12:02 | UAB | David Dunfee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-15 |
| 12:00 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees grabs the defensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 11:47 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees hits a jump hook from the left block | 7-17 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Melvin Thurston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Tilley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Schultz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Dunfee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Cadet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Carter (fresh) PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. C - Laverne Voorhees (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | UAB | David Dunfee misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-17 |
| 11:28 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Kelvin Fisher | 7-17 |
| 11:25 | UTEP | Stephen Tilley steals it from John Nguyen in the backcourt | 7-17 |
| 11:23 | UAB | Stephen Tilley dunks the ball | 9-17 |
| 11:03 | UTEP | David Dunfee is called for the reach on Kelvin Fisher - foul #1 on David Dunfee, team foul #5 | 9-17 |
| Subs | UAB | Louis Lorusso (PG), Harold Aubry (SG), Peter Leigh (SF), Larry Porterfield (PF), Archie Page (C) Melvin Thurston, Stephen Tilley, Peter Schultz, David Dunfee, Anthony Cadet | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Eric Golden (SG), Jeff Reese (C) John Nguyen, Jonathan Hill, Laverne Voorhees | |
| 10:58 | UTEP | Walter Carter misses long on a floater from close range | 9-17 |
| 10:56 | UAB | Louis Lorusso pulls down the rebound | 9-17 |
| 10:43 | UAB | Louis Lorusso drills a 3 from the left corner | 12-17 |
| 10:22 | UTEP | Harold Aubry is called for the reach on Eric Golden - foul #1 on Harold Aubry, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Allen Steed (SF), Juan Sanchez (PF) Walter Carter, Kelvin Fisher | |
| 10:07 | UTEP | Allen Steed is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Allen Steed, team foul #2 | 12-17 |
| Subs | UAB | Anthony Cadet (C) Archie Page | |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Carter (SF) Allen Steed | |
| 09:47 | UAB | Anthony Cadet can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 12-17 |
| 09:45 | UAB | Louis Lorusso tips it but misses | 12-17 |
| 09:44 | UAB | Anthony Cadet gets the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:36 | UAB | Peter Leigh comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 09:35 | UAB | Larry Porterfield grabs the offensive board | 12-17 |
| 09:17 | UAB | Jeff Reese swats the short shot by Harold Aubry | 12-17 |
| 09:15 | UTEP | Jeff Reese snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 08:59 | UTEP | Eric Golden misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Harold Aubry - foul #2 on Harold Aubry, team foul #7 | 12-17 |
| Subs | UAB | Melvin Thurston (PG), Stephen Tilley (SG), Peter Schultz (SF), David Dunfee (PF) Louis Lorusso, Harold Aubry, Peter Leigh, Larry Porterfield | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Jonathan Hill (SG), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Laverne Voorhees (C) Ignacio Ruiz, Walter Carter, Juan Sanchez, Jeff Reese | |
| 08:59 | UTEP | Eric Golden misses the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 08:59 | UTEP | Eric Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 08:44 | UAB | Peter Schultz's floater is knocked away by Kelvin Fisher | 12-18 |
| 08:42 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 08:26 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees misses the lay-in | 12-18 |
| 08:24 | UAB | Stephen Tilley pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 08:16 | UAB | Melvin Thurston comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Laverne Voorhees - foul #1 on Laverne Voorhees, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | UAB | Larry Porterfield (C) Anthony Cadet | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 08:16 | UAB | Melvin Thurston makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:16 | UAB | Melvin Thurston misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:16 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 07:52 | UTEP | David Dunfee denies the turnaround by Kelvin Fisher | 13-18 |
| 07:50 | UTEP | Laverne Voorhees hits the follow up shot | 13-20 |
| 07:34 | UAB | Peter Schultz makes the 3 from the left wing | 16-20 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Melvin Thurston (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Tilley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Schultz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dunfee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Porterfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Nguyen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Golden (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Laverne Voorhees (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:22 | UTEP | John Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Melvin Thurston - foul #1 on Melvin Thurston, team foul #8 | 16-20 |
| Subs | UAB | Anthony Cadet (C) Larry Porterfield | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:22 | UTEP | John Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:22 | UTEP | John Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:03 | UAB | Stephen Tilley is hacked by Laverne Voorhees - foul #2 on Laverne Voorhees, team foul #4 | 16-22 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeff Reese (C) Laverne Voorhees | |
| 06:45 | UAB | David Dunfee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-22 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Walter Carter (SF), Juan Sanchez (PF) Eric Golden, Kelvin Fisher | |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Walter Carter | 16-24 |
| 06:00 | UAB | Stephen Tilley hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-24 |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Walter Carter drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Nguyen and he's hacked by Peter Schultz - foul #2 on Peter Schultz, team foul #9 | 19-26 |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Leigh (SF), Larry Porterfield (PF) Peter Schultz, David Dunfee | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (PG), Kelvin Fisher (PF), Laverne Voorhees (C) John Nguyen, Juan Sanchez, Jeff Reese | |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Walter Carter misses the free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:46 | UAB | Larry Porterfield gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 05:35 | UAB | Stephen Tilley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 05:34 | UTEP | Walter Carter grabs the board | 19-26 |
| 05:21 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Larry Porterfield - foul #2 on Larry Porterfield, team foul #10 | 19-26 |
| Subs | UAB | Archie Page (PF) Larry Porterfield | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:21 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:21 | UTEP | Kelvin Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:21 | UAB | Archie Page grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 05:03 | UAB | Archie Page misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 19-27 |
| 05:01 | UAB | Melvin Thurston hits the follow up shot | 21-27 |
| 04:56 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill clanks a 3 from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 04:54 | UAB | The rebound goes to Peter Leigh | 21-27 |
| 04:33 | UAB | Stephen Tilley misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 04:31 | UAB | Anthony Cadet misses the tip | 21-27 |
| 04:30 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz grabs the defensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 04:18 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz loses the dribble to Melvin Thurston | 21-27 |
| 03:52 | UAB | Archie Page connects on the jumper from the baseline | 23-27 |
| 03:29 | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-29 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Melvin Thurston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen Tilley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Leigh (fresh) PF - Archie Page (fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Cadet (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Ignacio Ruiz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Walter Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelvin Fisher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Laverne Voorhees (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:08 | UAB | Ignacio Ruiz steps in front of the Melvin Thurston pass | 23-29 |
| 02:40 | UTEP | Jonathan Hill connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ignacio Ruiz | 23-32 |
| 02:32 | UAB | Anthony Cadet is called for a charge - foul #1 on Anthony Cadet, team foul #11 | 23-32 |
| Subs | UAB | Louis Lorusso (PG), Harold Aubry (SG), Peter Schultz (SF), David Dunfee (PF), Larry Porterfield (C) Melvin Thurston, Stephen Tilley, Peter Leigh, Archie Page, Anthony Cadet | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Nguyen (PG), Eric Golden (SG), Allen Steed (SF), Juan Sanchez (PF), Jeff Reese (C) Ignacio Ruiz, Jonathan Hill, Walter Carter, Kelvin Fisher, Laverne Voorhees | |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Harold Aubry - foul #3 on Harold Aubry, team foul #12 | 23-32 |
| Subs | UAB | William Morrison (SG) Harold Aubry | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez misses the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 02:10 | UAB | The rebound goes to Larry Porterfield | 23-32 |
| 01:46 | UAB | William Morrison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Allen Steed - foul #3 on Allen Steed, team foul #5 | 23-32 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ignacio Ruiz (SG) Allen Steed | |
| 01:46 | UAB | William Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 01:46 | UAB | William Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 01:26 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 01:25 | UAB | William Morrison grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 01:15 | UAB | David Dunfee makes the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Ignacio Ruiz - foul #1 on Ignacio Ruiz, team foul #6 | 27-32 |
| 01:15 | UAB | David Dunfee misses the free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:15 | UTEP | Juan Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | John Nguyen misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on William Morrison - foul #1 on William Morrison, team foul #13 | 27-32 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | John Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:55 | UTEP | John Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:41 | UAB | William Morrison knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Lorusso | 29-33 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | John Nguyen scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeff Reese | 29-36 |
| 00:02 | UAB | David Dunfee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Jeff Reese snags the defensive board | 29-36 |