| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fresh) SG - Robert Benson (fresh) SF - Ira Williams (fresh) PF - Garry Neely (fresh) C - Jeffery Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Edmondson (fresh) SG - Jonathon Carroll (fresh) SF - Norbert Richard (fresh) PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fresh) C - Arthur Wright (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Jeffery Powell 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) | |
| 19:35 | UAB | Jeffery Powell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alan Thomas | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | UAB | Ira Williams snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | UAB | Robert Benson knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alan Thomas | 4-0 |
| 18:41 | UTEP | Norbert Richard buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Edmondson | 4-3 |
| 18:25 | UAB | Robert Benson blows the wide open layup | 4-3 |
| 18:24 | UTEP | Arthur Wright gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:19 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll's floater is tipped away by Jeffery Powell | 4-3 |
| 18:17 | UTEP | Norbert Richard tips it but misses | 4-3 |
| 18:15 | UAB | Jeffery Powell pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:56 | UAB | Robert Benson travels with the ball | 4-3 |
| 17:34 | UTEP | Norbert Richard misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 4-3 |
| 17:32 | UAB | Ira Williams snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 17:27 | UAB | Alan Thomas scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Benson | 6-3 |
| 17:08 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Piccirillo | 6-6 |
| 16:39 | UAB | Richard Edmondson steals it from Robert Benson | 6-6 |
| 16:21 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 15:52 | UAB | Alan Thomas misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 6-9 |
| 15:50 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ralph Piccirillo | 6-9 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Benson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ira Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Garry Neely (fairly fresh) C - Jeffery Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Edmondson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norbert Richard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Arthur Wright (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:29 | UTEP | Arthur Wright knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ralph Piccirillo | 6-12 |
| 15:12 | UAB | Alan Thomas misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 15:11 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jonathon Carroll | 6-12 |
| 14:47 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jonathon Carroll, team foul #1 | 6-12 |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (PG), Timothy Mullins (SG), Walter Pucci (SF), John Young (PF), Thomas Gorrell (C) Alan Thomas, Robert Benson, Ira Williams, Garry Neely, Jeffery Powell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Donald Krueger (SG), Mark Rorie (SF), Stephen Zolinas (PF), Marshall Thatcher (C) Richard Edmondson, Jonathon Carroll, Norbert Richard, Ralph Piccirillo, Arthur Wright | |
| 14:45 | UAB | Timothy Mullins's pass is intercepted by Donald Krueger in the backcourt | 6-12 |
| 14:24 | UTEP | Timothy Mullins is called for the reach on Donald Krueger - foul #1 on Timothy Mullins, team foul #1 | 6-12 |
| 14:11 | UTEP | 3 seconds is called on Donald Krueger | 6-12 |
| 13:58 | UAB | Walter Pucci misses short on an open turnaround from close range | 6-12 |
| 13:56 | UAB | Darren Rush gets the offensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 13:51 | UAB | Walter Pucci travels with the ball | 6-12 |
| 13:43 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-12 |
| 13:41 | UTEP | Mark Rorie pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 13:21 | UTEP | Mark Rorie can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 6-12 |
| 13:20 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas tips it back up and in | 6-14 |
| 13:16 | UAB | Willie Inge picks off the pass by Timothy Mullins in the backcourt | 6-14 |
| 13:14 | UTEP | Willie Inge lays it in | 6-16 |
| 12:56 | UAB | John Young is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Mullins | 8-16 |
| 12:38 | UTEP | Willie Inge's fadeaway is rejected by John Young | 8-16 |
| 12:37 | UAB | John Young pulls down the rebound | 8-16 |
| 12:15 | UAB | Walter Pucci knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-16 |
| 12:05 | UTEP | Donald Krueger misses the jumper from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 12:03 | UTEP | Donald Krueger tips it in | 10-18 |
| 12:01 | UAB | Darren Rush's pass is intercepted by Mark Rorie in the backcourt | 10-18 |
| 12:00 | UTEP | Mark Rorie lays it in | 10-20 |
| 11:57 | UAB | Walter Pucci is hacked by Mark Rorie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Rorie, team foul #2 | 10-20 |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Robert Benson (SG), Ira Williams (SF), Garry Neely (PF), Jeffery Powell (C) Darren Rush, Timothy Mullins, Walter Pucci, John Young, Thomas Gorrell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Norbert Richard (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), James Burnett (C) Willie Inge, Donald Krueger, Mark Rorie, Stephen Zolinas, Marshall Thatcher | |
| 11:46 | UAB | Norbert Richard takes the ball from Ira Williams | 10-20 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ira Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Garry Neely (fresh) C - Jeffery Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Edmondson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norbert Richard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Burnett (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | UTEP | James Burnett lays it up and in | 10-22 |
| 11:31 | UAB | Alan Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by James Burnett - foul #1 on James Burnett, team foul #3 | 10-22 |
| 11:12 | UAB | Richard Edmondson picks off the pass by Robert Benson | 10-22 |
| 11:09 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Edmondson | 10-24 |
| 11:07 | UAB | Robert Benson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 10-24 |
| 10:54 | UTEP | Norbert Richard hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 10-24 |
| 10:52 | UAB | Ira Williams grabs the board | 10-24 |
| 10:29 | UAB | Robert Benson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-24 |
| 10:27 | UAB | Jeffery Powell tips it back up and in | 12-24 |
| 10:17 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses the dunk attempt | 12-24 |
| 10:16 | UTEP | James Burnett tips it but misses | 12-24 |
| 10:14 | UAB | Garry Neely grabs the defensive rebound | 12-24 |
| 10:12 | UAB | Alan Thomas is hacked by Norbert Richard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norbert Richard, team foul #4 | 12-24 |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), Jeffrey Green (SF), Thomas Gorrell (C) Alan Thomas, Ira Williams, Jeffery Powell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (SG), Stephen Zolinas (SF), Marshall Thatcher (PF), Arthur Wright (C) Jonathon Carroll, Norbert Richard, Ralph Piccirillo, James Burnett | |
| 10:01 | UAB | Jeffrey Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen Zolinas - foul #1 on Stephen Zolinas, team foul #5 | 12-24 |
| Subs | UAB | Walter Pucci (PF) Garry Neely | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 10:01 | UAB | Jeffrey Green makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 10:01 | UAB | Jeffrey Green makes the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:38 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 14-24 |
| 09:36 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell grabs the board | 14-24 |
| 09:21 | UAB | Jeffrey Green can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-24 |
| 09:20 | UAB | Robert Benson can't tip it in | 14-24 |
| 09:19 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Arthur Wright | 14-24 |
| 09:07 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Wright | 14-27 |
| 08:49 | UAB | Timothy Mullins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-27 |
| 08:47 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas snags the defensive board | 14-27 |
| 08:43 | UTEP | Donald Krueger knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Marshall Thatcher | 14-30 |
| 08:26 | UAB | Robert Benson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-30 |
| 08:18 | UTEP | Richard Edmondson connects on the jumper from close range set up by Stephen Zolinas | 16-32 |
| 07:54 | UAB | Timothy Mullins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-32 |
| 07:52 | UTEP | Arthur Wright snags the defensive board | 16-32 |
| 07:38 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas hits the finger roll set up by Marshall Thatcher | 16-34 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Mullins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Benson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Pucci (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Gorrell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Richard Edmondson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Krueger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Zolinas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marshall Thatcher (fairly fresh) C - Arthur Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell blows the dunk | 16-34 |
| 07:23 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-34 |
| 07:06 | UAB | Timothy Mullins is denied on a dunk by Marshall Thatcher | 16-34 |
| 07:05 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas gets the rebound | 16-34 |
| 06:54 | UTEP | Jeffrey Green is called for the reach on Marshall Thatcher - foul #1 on Jeffrey Green, team foul #2 | 16-34 |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Darren Rush (SG), Ira Williams (SF), Garry Neely (PF), John Young (C) Timothy Mullins, Robert Benson, Jeffrey Green, Walter Pucci, Thomas Gorrell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Jonathon Carroll (SG), Norbert Richard (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), James Burnett (C) Richard Edmondson, Donald Krueger, Stephen Zolinas, Marshall Thatcher, Arthur Wright | |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Darren Rush - foul #1 on Darren Rush, team foul #3 | 16-34 |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffery Powell (C) John Young | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 16-35 |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 16-35 |
| 06:32 | UAB | Garry Neely pulls down the rebound | 16-35 |
| 06:11 | UAB | Garry Neely can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 16-35 |
| 06:10 | UTEP | Norbert Richard grabs the defensive rebound | 16-35 |
| 06:03 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo is hacked by Garry Neely - foul #1 on Garry Neely, team foul #4 | 16-35 |
| 05:48 | UTEP | Norbert Richard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-35 |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo grabs the offensive rebound | 16-35 |
| 05:32 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-35 |
| 05:30 | UAB | Ira Williams gets the rebound | 16-35 |
| 05:13 | UAB | Garry Neely misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-35 |
| 05:12 | UAB | Ira Williams hits the follow up shot | 18-35 |
| 04:59 | UTEP | Jeffery Powell is called for the reach on Norbert Richard - foul #1 on Jeffery Powell, team foul #5 | 18-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Andrew Madison (PG), Robert Benson (SG), John Young (C) Alan Thomas, Darren Rush, Jeffery Powell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Curtis Tanner (PG), Mark Rorie (SF), Arthur Wright (C) Willie Inge, Norbert Richard, James Burnett | |
| 04:45 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Curtis Tanner and he's fouled by John Young - foul #1 on John Young, team foul #6 | 18-37 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG) Jonathon Carroll | |
| 04:45 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo misses the free throw | 18-37 |
| 04:45 | UAB | Ira Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 18-37 |
| 04:42 | UAB | Richard Edmondson is called for the reach on Andrew Madison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Edmondson, team foul #6 | 18-37 |
| 04:28 | UAB | Ira Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Curtis Tanner - foul #1 on Curtis Tanner, team foul #7 | 18-37 |
| 04:28 | UAB | Ira Williams makes the 1st free throw | 19-37 |
| 04:28 | UAB | Ira Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 19-37 |
| 04:28 | UTEP | Mark Rorie gets the rebound | 19-37 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | Ralph Piccirillo is whistled for a carry | 19-37 |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (SG), Jeffery Powell (C) Robert Benson, Garry Neely | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (SG) Curtis Tanner | |
| 03:55 | UAB | Jeffery Powell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-37 |
| 03:54 | UAB | John Young can't tip it in | 19-37 |
| 03:52 | UTEP | Arthur Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 19-37 |
| 03:38 | UTEP | Donald Krueger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Timothy Mullins - foul #2 on Timothy Mullins, team foul #7 | 19-37 |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG) Andrew Madison | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll (SG), Norbert Richard (SF), Marshall Thatcher (C) Richard Edmondson, Mark Rorie, Arthur Wright | |
| 03:38 | UTEP | Donald Krueger makes the 1st free throw | 19-38 |
| 03:38 | UTEP | Donald Krueger makes the 2nd free throw | 19-39 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ira Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Donald Krueger (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jonathon Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Norbert Richard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Piccirillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Marshall Thatcher (fresh) | |
| 03:34 | UAB | John Young throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffrey Green (SF) Ira Williams | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (PG), Stephen Zolinas (PF) Donald Krueger, Ralph Piccirillo | |
| 03:22 | UTEP | Norbert Richard scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Marshall Thatcher | 19-42 |
| 03:15 | UAB | Alan Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-42 |
| 03:14 | UAB | Jeffery Powell can't tip it in | 19-42 |
| 03:12 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher pulls down the rebound | 19-42 |
| 02:50 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by John Young - foul #2 on John Young, team foul #8 | 19-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Benson (SG), Walter Pucci (PF), Thomas Gorrell (C) Timothy Mullins, John Young, Jeffery Powell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG) Willie Inge | |
| 02:50 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas makes the 1st free throw | 19-43 |
| 02:50 | UTEP | Stephen Zolinas makes the 2nd free throw | 19-44 |
| 02:30 | UAB | Jeffrey Green can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-44 |
| 02:29 | UTEP | Norbert Richard pulls down the rebound | 19-44 |
| 02:12 | UTEP | Jonathon Carroll connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Richard Edmondson | 19-47 |
| 01:56 | UAB | Walter Pucci misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 19-47 |
| 01:54 | UTEP | Marshall Thatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 19-47 |
| 01:31 | UTEP | Alan Thomas steals the ball from Stephen Zolinas | 19-47 |
| 01:26 | UAB | Robert Benson is hacked by Jonathon Carroll in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathon Carroll, team foul #8 | 19-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), Ira Williams (SF), Garry Neely (PF) Alan Thomas, Jeffrey Green, Walter Pucci | |
| Subs | UTEP | Willie Inge (SG), Mark Rorie (SF), Ralph Piccirillo (PF), James Burnett (C) Jonathon Carroll, Norbert Richard, Stephen Zolinas, Marshall Thatcher | |
| 01:26 | UAB | Robert Benson misses the 1st free throw | 19-47 |
| 01:26 | UAB | Thomas Gorrell grabs the offensive rebound | 19-47 |
| 01:15 | UAB | Ira Williams is hacked by Richard Edmondson - foul #2 on Richard Edmondson, team foul #9 | 19-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Darren Rush (PG), John Young (C) Robert Benson, Thomas Gorrell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (SG) Richard Edmondson | |
| 01:15 | UAB | Ira Williams misses the 1st free throw | 19-47 |
| 01:15 | UAB | Garry Neely gets the offensive rebound | 19-47 |
| 00:57 | UAB | John Young knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Darren Rush | 21-47 |
| 00:34 | UTEP | Willie Inge is fouled on the floor by John Young - foul #3 on John Young, team foul #9 | 21-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Jeffery Powell (C) John Young | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Edmondson (PG) Donald Krueger | |
| 00:34 | UTEP | Willie Inge makes the 1st free throw | 21-48 |
| 00:34 | UTEP | Willie Inge makes the 2nd free throw | 21-49 |
| 00:15 | UAB | Jeffery Powell hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-49 |
| 00:14 | UAB | Jeffery Powell snags the offensive board | 21-49 |
| 00:04 | UAB | Timothy Mullins can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Willie Inge - foul #1 on Willie Inge, team foul #10 | 21-49 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Benson (SG), Walter Pucci (SF) Darren Rush, Ira Williams | |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Krueger (SG) Willie Inge | |
| 00:04 | UAB | Timothy Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 22-49 |
| 00:04 | UAB | Timothy Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 23-49 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Mark Rorie comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 23-49 |