| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fresh) SG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) SF - Willis Foret (fresh) PF - Russell Taylor (fresh) C - Stan Hebert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tyler Drewry (fresh) SG - Gregory Lawson (fresh) SF - Russell Hughes (fresh) PF - John Lennon (fresh) C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter 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) | |
| 19:42 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Lawson | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | UAB | Willis Foret is called for traveling | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | UTEP | David Campbell picks off the pass by Tyler Drewry | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | UAB | Willis Foret is hacked by Russell Hughes - foul #1 on Russell Hughes, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | UAB | Willis Foret hits the finger roll set up by David Campbell | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | UTEP | John Lennon misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter tips it home | 2-4 |
| 18:10 | UAB | Willis Foret is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Lawson - foul #1 on Gregory Lawson, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:48 | UAB | Willis Foret drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 17:36 | UTEP | Russell Hughes dunks the ball | 5-6 |
| 17:22 | UAB | Willis Foret comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 17:20 | UTEP | John Lennon pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:53 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 16:52 | UAB | David Campbell grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:42 | UAB | David Campbell hits a wide open floater from the left side set up by Gerald Fairchild | 7-6 |
| 16:17 | UTEP | Russell Hughes is fouled on the floor by Willis Foret - foul #1 on Willis Foret, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | UAB | Henry Teachout (SG), Donald Darden (PF), Patrick Jernigan (C) Gerald Fairchild, Russell Taylor, Stan Hebert | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG), Sean Pinedo (SF), Eli Haynes (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Tyler Drewry, Gregory Lawson, Russell Hughes, John Lennon, Kelvin Porter | |
| 15:56 | UTEP | John Pavon is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Pavon, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | UAB | George Tomlinson (PG), Marion Smith (PF) David Campbell, Willis Foret | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - George Tomlinson (fresh) SG - Henry Teachout (fresh) SF - Donald Darden (fresh) PF - Marion Smith (fresh) C - Patrick Jernigan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Baynes (fresh) SG - John Pavon (fresh) SF - Sean Pinedo (fresh) PF - Eli Haynes (fresh) C - Ronald Riggs (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | UAB | Henry Teachout throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 15:38 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 15:36 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:34 | UAB | Henry Teachout's pass is intercepted by Sean Pinedo in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 15:24 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 15:22 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:04 | UAB | Donald Darden hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Patrick Jernigan | 9-6 |
| 14:51 | UTEP | Marion Smith steals the ball from John Pavon | 9-6 |
| 14:26 | UAB | Donald Darden misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 14:24 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:01 | UTEP | John Pavon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-6 |
| 13:59 | UTEP | Eli Haynes can't tip it in | 9-6 |
| 13:58 | UAB | George Tomlinson pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:54 | UAB | Donald Darden drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from George Tomlinson | 11-6 |
| 13:40 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo clanks a jumper from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 13:39 | UAB | The rebound goes to Donald Darden | 11-6 |
| 13:23 | UAB | George Tomlinson clanks a shot from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 13:21 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 13:17 | UTEP | John Pavon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 13:15 | UAB | The rebound goes to Marion Smith | 11-6 |
| 13:13 | UAB | George Tomlinson's pass is intercepted by John Pavon in the backcourt | 11-6 |
| 13:11 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Pavon | 11-8 |
| 12:54 | UAB | Henry Teachout comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-8 |
| 12:52 | UTEP | Eli Haynes snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 12:48 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes is hacked by George Tomlinson - foul #1 on George Tomlinson, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (PG), Gerald Fairchild (SG), Willis Foret (SF), Russell Taylor (PF), Stan Hebert (C) George Tomlinson, Henry Teachout, Donald Darden, Marion Smith, Patrick Jernigan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), Gregory Lawson (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), John Lennon (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Stephen Baynes, John Pavon, Sean Pinedo, Eli Haynes, Ronald Riggs | |
| 12:34 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry jams it set up by Kelvin Porter | 11-10 |
| 12:32 | UAB | Tyler Drewry is called for the reach on David Campbell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyler Drewry, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| 12:11 | UAB | Russell Taylor misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Lennon - foul #1 on John Lennon, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| 12:11 | UAB | Russell Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:11 | UAB | Russell Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 11:47 | UTEP | John Lennon makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-13 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willis Foret (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. C - Stan Hebert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tyler Drewry (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Lennon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 11:19 | UAB | David Campbell grabs the offensive board | 12-13 |
| 11:06 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild misses long on an open jumpshot from the left side | 12-13 |
| 11:05 | UAB | Russell Taylor tips it in | 14-13 |
| 10:47 | UTEP | Russell Hughes makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Tyler Drewry | 14-16 |
| 10:26 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 10:24 | UAB | Stan Hebert tips it home | 16-16 |
| 10:19 | UTEP | Russell Hughes can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Russell Taylor - foul #1 on Russell Taylor, team foul #3 | 16-16 |
| Subs | UAB | George Tomlinson (PG), James Rouse (SG), Marion Smith (PF) David Campbell, Gerald Fairchild, Russell Taylor | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Sean Pinedo (SG), Ronald Riggs (PF), Raphael Mancini (C) Tyler Drewry, Gregory Lawson, John Lennon, Kelvin Porter | |
| 10:19 | UTEP | Russell Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:19 | UTEP | Russell Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:58 | UAB | James Rouse misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 09:57 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Stan Hebert | 16-18 |
| 09:43 | UAB | Willis Foret drills a floater from the left side set up by George Tomlinson | 18-18 |
| 09:38 | UTEP | Russell Hughes connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 18-20 |
| 09:26 | UAB | Stan Hebert can't finish the layup | 18-20 |
| 09:24 | UAB | Stan Hebert gets the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 09:12 | UAB | James Rouse clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 09:11 | UTEP | Raphael Mancini snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 08:49 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo buries a 3 from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 08:28 | UAB | Willis Foret is fouled on the floor by Russell Hughes - foul #2 on Russell Hughes, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (PG), Gerald Fairchild (SG), Donald Darden (SF), Russell Taylor (PF), Patrick Jernigan (C) George Tomlinson, James Rouse, Willis Foret, Marion Smith, Stan Hebert | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), Stephen Baynes (SG), John Pavon (SF), Eli Haynes (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Tom Bey, Sean Pinedo, Russell Hughes, Ronald Riggs, Raphael Mancini | |
| 08:08 | UAB | Russell Taylor misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 08:06 | UTEP | Eli Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 07:47 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Darden | 18-23 |
| 07:45 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Darden (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Russell Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Patrick Jernigan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tyler Drewry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Baynes (fresh) SF - John Pavon (fresh) PF - Eli Haynes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kelvin Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:41 | UAB | Stephen Baynes takes the ball from David Campbell | 18-23 |
| 07:38 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes misses the easy layup | 18-23 |
| 07:37 | UAB | The rebound goes to Patrick Jernigan | 18-23 |
| 07:35 | UAB | David Campbell's pass is intercepted by Stephen Baynes in the backcourt | 18-23 |
| 07:33 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes hits the finger roll | 18-25 |
| 07:16 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-25 |
| 07:14 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 06:54 | UAB | Patrick Jernigan lays it up and in set up by David Campbell | 20-25 |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Tyler Drewry and he's hacked by Gerald Fairchild - foul #1 on Gerald Fairchild, team foul #4 | 20-27 |
| Subs | UAB | Willis Foret (SF), Marion Smith (PF), Stan Hebert (C) Donald Darden, Russell Taylor, Patrick Jernigan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SG), Sean Pinedo (SF), John Lennon (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Tyler Drewry, John Pavon, Eli Haynes, Kelvin Porter | |
| 06:25 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes makes the free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:13 | UAB | Stan Hebert hits the finger roll | 22-28 |
| 05:51 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-28 |
| 05:49 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs grabs the offensive board | 22-28 |
| 05:41 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ronald Riggs, team foul #7 | 22-28 |
| Subs | UAB | George Tomlinson (PG), Henry Teachout (SG) David Campbell, Gerald Fairchild | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG) Stephen Baynes | |
| 05:21 | UAB | George Tomlinson misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 22-28 |
| 05:20 | UTEP | John Lennon grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 05:14 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs misses the easy layup but the foul's on Stan Hebert - foul #1 on Stan Hebert, team foul #5 | 22-28 |
| 05:14 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 05:14 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:57 | UAB | Willis Foret makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Henry Teachout | 24-30 |
| 04:46 | UTEP | The jump hook by Gregory Lawson is blocked by Marion Smith | 24-30 |
| 04:45 | UTEP | John Lennon misses the tip | 24-30 |
| 04:43 | UAB | Willis Foret grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 04:41 | UAB | Gregory Lawson steals it from Henry Teachout in the backcourt | 24-30 |
| 04:30 | UTEP | Henry Teachout steps in front of the Ronald Riggs pass | 24-30 |
| 04:27 | UAB | Henry Teachout lays it in | 26-30 |
| 04:06 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 04:05 | UAB | Willis Foret grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 03:39 | UAB | Willis Foret misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 26-30 |
| 03:38 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - George Tomlinson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Teachout (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willis Foret (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marion Smith (fairly fresh) C - Stan Hebert (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tom Bey (fairly fresh) SG - Gregory Lawson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sean Pinedo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Lennon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Riggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-30 |
| 03:21 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs tips it in | 26-32 |
| 03:03 | UAB | George Tomlinson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 03:02 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ronald Riggs | 26-32 |
| 02:46 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs misses the easy layup | 26-32 |
| 02:45 | UAB | The rebound goes to Stan Hebert | 26-32 |
| 02:23 | UAB | Stan Hebert misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Ronald Riggs - foul #2 on Ronald Riggs, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (PG), Gerald Fairchild (SG), Donald Darden (SF), Russell Taylor (PF) George Tomlinson, Henry Teachout, Willis Foret, Marion Smith | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), John Pavon (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), Eli Haynes (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Tom Bey, Gregory Lawson, Sean Pinedo, John Lennon, Ronald Riggs | |
| 02:23 | UAB | Stan Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:23 | UAB | Stan Hebert makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:04 | UTEP | John Pavon buries a shot in the lane set up by Tyler Drewry and he's hacked by Stan Hebert - foul #2 on Stan Hebert, team foul #6 | 28-34 |
| Subs | UAB | Patrick Jernigan (C) Stan Hebert | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 02:04 | UTEP | John Pavon misses the free throw | 28-34 |
| 02:04 | UAB | The rebound goes to Gerald Fairchild | 28-34 |
| 01:59 | UAB | David Campbell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-34 |
| 01:58 | UAB | Russell Taylor tips it in | 30-34 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | Patrick Jernigan is called for the reach on Kelvin Porter - foul #1 on Patrick Jernigan, team foul #7 | 30-34 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 01:41 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 01:41 | UAB | Russell Taylor grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 01:20 | UAB | Russell Taylor buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Gerald Fairchild | 32-35 |
| 00:59 | UTEP | Russell Hughes drills a floater from the free throw line | 32-37 |
| 00:54 | UAB | David Campbell is hacked by John Pavon in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Pavon, team foul #9 | 32-37 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (SG), John Lennon (PF), Raphael Mancini (C) John Pavon, Eli Haynes, Kelvin Porter | |
| 00:54 | UAB | David Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Raphael Mancini pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | David Campbell is called for the reach on Tyler Drewry - foul #1 on David Campbell, team foul #8 | 32-37 |
| Subs | UAB | Willis Foret (SF) Donald Darden | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 00:37 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-39 |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Darden (C) Patrick Jernigan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SG) Tyler Drewry | |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by David Campbell - foul #2 on David Campbell, team foul #9 | 32-39 |
| Subs | UAB | James Rouse (SG) Gerald Fairchild | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 00:05 | UAB | David Campbell misses the wide open jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Stephen Baynes - foul #1 on Stephen Baynes, team foul #10 | 32-41 |
| Subs | UAB | Marion Smith (PF), Stan Hebert (C) Russell Taylor, Donald Darden | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:05 | UAB | David Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:05 | UAB | David Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes hits the finger roll | 34-43 |