| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fresh) SG - Ollie Greenwald (fresh) SF - Willie Trimmer (fresh) PF - Matthew Ennis (fresh) C - James Abron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) SG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) SF - Ronald Gordon (fresh) PF - Salvatore Gallo (fresh) C - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | James Abron wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Salvatore Gallo | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | UTEP | Ollie Greenwald takes the ball from Ronald Gordon | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by James Abron - foul #1 on James Abron, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:03 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Alabama | James Abron lays it up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon loses the dribble to Ollie Greenwald | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer connects on the open jumper in the paint on a great pass from Norman Ferguson | 4-2 |
| 18:10 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Salvatore Gallo | 4-4 |
| 17:51 | Alabama | James Abron banks in the layup on a great pass from Norman Ferguson | 6-4 |
| 17:29 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Shawn Bartlow | 6-6 |
| 17:27 | Alabama | Charles Barry picks off the pass by Norman Ferguson in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 17:26 | UTEP | Charles Barry lays it up and in | 6-8 |
| 16:59 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Cichonski (PG), Christopher Williams (SG), Stephen Dombkowski (PF), Patrick Williams (C) Norman Ferguson, Ollie Greenwald, Matthew Ennis, James Abron | |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG), Samuel Bartlett (SG), Brent Walls (SF), William Hubbard (PF), Robert Durrenberger (C) Charles Barry, Shawn Bartlow, Ronald Gordon, Salvatore Gallo, Sammie Rhodes | |
| 16:42 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Patrick Williams - foul #1 on Patrick Williams, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| 16:42 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:42 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 16:31 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer lays it in set up by Charles Cichonski | 8-10 |
| 16:08 | UTEP | Brent Walls misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 16:06 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Charles Cichonski | 8-10 |
| 16:03 | Alabama | Brent Walls is called for the reach on Christopher Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brent Walls, team foul #1 | 8-10 |
| 15:47 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Hubbard - foul #1 on William Hubbard, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald (SG), James Abron (C) Christopher Williams, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (PG), Sammie Rhodes (C) Samuel Bartlett, Robert Durrenberger | |
| 15:47 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:47 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charles Cichonski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ollie Greenwald (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Willie Trimmer (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Dombkowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Abron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Phillip Devries (fresh) SG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) SF - Brent Walls (fresh) PF - William Hubbard (fresh) C - Sammie Rhodes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:35 | UTEP | William Hubbard misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| 15:33 | Alabama | James Abron gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 15:31 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski's pass is intercepted by Phillip Devries in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| 15:29 | UTEP | William Hubbard slams it home on a great pass from Phillip Devries | 10-12 |
| 15:15 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Matthew Ennis (PF) Charles Cichonski, Stephen Dombkowski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Salvatore Gallo (PF) Phillip Devries, Erik Lillibridge, Brent Walls, William Hubbard | |
| 15:04 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-12 |
| 15:02 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow grabs the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 14:52 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Gordon | 10-14 |
| 14:40 | Alabama | James Abron misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Salvatore Gallo - foul #1 on Salvatore Gallo, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Williams (SG), Patrick Williams (PF) Ollie Greenwald, Willie Trimmer | |
| Subs | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett (SG), Robert Durrenberger (C) Shawn Bartlow, Sammie Rhodes | |
| 14:40 | Alabama | James Abron misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:40 | Alabama | James Abron makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:25 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger blows the dunk | 11-14 |
| 14:23 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Matthew Ennis | 11-14 |
| 14:09 | Alabama | Christopher Williams misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-14 |
| 14:08 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Samuel Bartlett | 11-16 |
| 13:36 | Alabama | James Abron comes up short on the shot near the basket | 11-16 |
| 13:35 | Alabama | James Abron tips it in | 13-16 |
| 13:15 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-16 |
| 13:14 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 12:56 | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 12:54 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo misses the tip | 13-16 |
| 12:52 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 12:30 | Alabama | James Abron's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Durrenberger | 13-16 |
| 12:28 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Robert Durrenberger | 13-16 |
| 12:04 | UTEP | Charles Barry is hacked by Norman Ferguson - foul #1 on Norman Ferguson, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Cichonski (PG), Ollie Greenwald (SG), Willie Trimmer (SF), Stephen Dombkowski (PF) Norman Ferguson, Christopher Williams, Matthew Ennis, James Abron | |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Brent Walls (SF), William Hubbard (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Charles Barry, Samuel Bartlett, Ronald Gordon, Salvatore Gallo, Robert Durrenberger | |
| 11:43 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses long on a shot from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 11:42 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charles Cichonski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ollie Greenwald (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Willie Trimmer (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Dombkowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Williams (tiring) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) SG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brent Walls (fresh) PF - William Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Alabama | Erik Lillibridge is called for the reach on Charles Cichonski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Erik Lillibridge, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| 11:20 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Charles Cichonski | 15-16 |
| 10:55 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge clanks a shot from the left side | 15-16 |
| 10:54 | UTEP | William Hubbard tips it in | 15-18 |
| 10:43 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Abron (C) Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (PG) Shawn Bartlow | |
| 10:24 | UTEP | Phillip Devries misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 10:22 | UTEP | William Hubbard pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:10 | UTEP | Brent Walls hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Phillip Devries | 15-20 |
| 09:50 | Alabama | Sammie Rhodes blocks the short jumper by Ollie Greenwald | 15-20 |
| 09:48 | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald misses the tip | 15-20 |
| 09:47 | UTEP | The rebound goes to William Hubbard | 15-20 |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 15-20 |
| 09:33 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 09:29 | Alabama | Erik Lillibridge is called for the reach on Ollie Greenwald in the backcourt - foul #2 on Erik Lillibridge, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG) Charles Cichonski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF) Erik Lillibridge, Brent Walls | |
| 09:11 | Alabama | James Abron is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Abron, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | Patrick Williams (C) James Abron | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Salvatore Gallo (PF) Phillip Devries, William Hubbard | |
| 09:02 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Barry | 15-22 |
| 09:00 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-22 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes misses badly on a floater from the left side | 15-22 |
| 08:50 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski snags the defensive board | 15-22 |
| 08:48 | Alabama | Patrick Williams is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 15-22 |
| 08:30 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo is fouled on the floor by Patrick Williams - foul #2 on Patrick Williams, team foul #5 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Ennis (PF) Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett (SF), William Hubbard (C) Ronald Gordon, Sammie Rhodes | |
| 08:15 | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett is fouled on the floor by Stephen Dombkowski - foul #1 on Stephen Dombkowski, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Williams (SG) Ollie Greenwald | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (PG) Charles Barry | |
| 07:58 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-22 |
| 07:57 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| 07:55 | Alabama | Shawn Bartlow picks off the pass by Christopher Williams in the backcourt | 15-22 |
| 07:53 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow throws it down | 15-24 |
| 07:27 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 15-24 |
| 07:25 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis snags the offensive board | 15-24 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Williams (fairly fresh) SF - Willie Trimmer (tired) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Ennis (tiring) 4 reb. C - Stephen Dombkowski (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Phillip Devries (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Bartlett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Salvatore Gallo (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hubbard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Alabama | Matthew Ennis clanks a shot from close range | 15-24 |
| 07:09 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Salvatore Gallo | 15-24 |
| 07:05 | UTEP | Phillip Devries misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-24 |
| 07:03 | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett gets the offensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 06:48 | UTEP | William Hubbard's layup is rejected by Matthew Ennis | 15-24 |
| 06:47 | UTEP | William Hubbard tips it home | 15-26 |
| 06:43 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Willie Trimmer | 18-26 |
| 06:32 | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Salvatore Gallo | 18-29 |
| 06:12 | Alabama | Phillip Devries steals it from Christopher Williams | 18-29 |
| 06:09 | UTEP | Phillip Devries banks in the layup | 18-31 |
| 05:43 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Shawn Bartlow - foul #1 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #6 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Cichonski (SG) Christopher Williams | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Brent Walls (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Robert Durrenberger (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Phillip Devries, Shawn Bartlow, Samuel Bartlett, Salvatore Gallo, William Hubbard | |
| 05:43 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 05:43 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 05:43 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes grabs the board | 19-31 |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Brent Walls misses the lay-in | 19-31 |
| 05:25 | UTEP | Charles Barry gets the offensive rebound | 19-31 |
| 05:01 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Matthew Ennis - foul #1 on Matthew Ennis, team foul #7 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald (SG) Norman Ferguson | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:01 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 05:01 | UTEP | Robert Durrenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 04:44 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ronald Gordon - foul #1 on Ronald Gordon, team foul #7 | 19-33 |
| 04:44 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 04:44 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 04:27 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-33 |
| 04:26 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski pulls down the rebound | 21-33 |
| 04:11 | Alabama | Ronald Gordon swats the layup by Willie Trimmer | 21-33 |
| 04:10 | UTEP | Charles Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 03:55 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-33 |
| 03:53 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski grabs the defensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 03:53 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Patrick Williams (PF), James Abron (C) Matthew Ennis, Stephen Dombkowski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (SG) Sammie Rhodes | |
| 03:32 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 21-33 |
| 03:31 | UTEP | Charles Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 03:08 | UTEP | Brent Walls hits a 3 from straight away | 21-36 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charles Cichonski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ollie Greenwald (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Willie Trimmer (very tired) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) C - James Abron (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) SF - Ronald Gordon (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Durrenberger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Brent Walls (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 02:50 | Alabama | James Abron hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-36 |
| 02:49 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Charles Barry | 21-36 |
| 02:31 | UTEP | Brent Walls is fouled on the floor by James Abron - foul #3 on James Abron, team foul #8 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Williams (SG), Matthew Ennis (SF), Stephen Dombkowski (PF) Ollie Greenwald, Willie Trimmer, James Abron | |
| Subs | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett (SG), William Hubbard (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Charles Barry, Ronald Gordon, Robert Durrenberger | |
| 02:31 | UTEP | Brent Walls makes the 1st free throw | 21-37 |
| 02:31 | UTEP | Brent Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 02:29 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski travels in the backcourt | 21-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Devries (PG) Brent Walls | |
| 02:15 | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 21-38 |
| 02:13 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes tips it back up and in | 21-40 |
| 02:10 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski double dribbles in the backcourt | 21-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG) Erik Lillibridge | |
| 01:59 | UTEP | William Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 21-40 |
| 01:58 | Alabama | Patrick Williams gets the rebound | 21-40 |
| 01:39 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Matthew Ennis | 23-40 |
| 01:18 | UTEP | Phillip Devries hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-40 |
| 01:16 | Alabama | Patrick Williams snags the defensive board | 23-40 |
| 01:09 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 23-40 |
| 01:07 | UTEP | The rebound goes to William Hubbard | 23-40 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Samuel Bartlett connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Shawn Bartlow | 23-43 |
| 00:46 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Samuel Bartlett - foul #1 on Samuel Bartlett, team foul #8 | 23-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ollie Greenwald (SG), Willie Trimmer (SF) Christopher Williams, Matthew Ennis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Erik Lillibridge (SG), Brent Walls (SF), Salvatore Gallo (PF) Phillip Devries, Shawn Bartlow, Samuel Bartlett, Sammie Rhodes | |
| 00:46 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski makes the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 00:46 | Alabama | Charles Cichonski misses the 2nd free throw | 24-43 |
| 00:46 | UTEP | The rebound goes to William Hubbard | 24-43 |
| 00:41 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by William Hubbard | 24-45 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | Stephen Dombkowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-45 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 24-45 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Charles Barry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 24-45 |
| 00:02 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 24-45 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Willie Trimmer misses long on a fullcourt shot | 24-45 |