| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Randy Melillo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sam Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Theroux (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Askew (fresh) C - Tommy Overbeck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Carlos Flynn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cliff Aleman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Anthony Baker inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:51 | UAB | Anthony Baker comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wayne Theroux - foul #2 on Wayne Theroux, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| 19:51 | UAB | Anthony Baker makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 19:51 | UAB | Anthony Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 19:51 | Texas Tech | Tommy Overbeck gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 19:37 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo drills a 3 from straight away set up by Richard Askew | 30-39 |
| 19:17 | UAB | Anthony Baker drills a fadeaway from close range | 30-41 |
| 18:59 | Texas Tech | Carlos Flynn is called for the reach on Randy Melillo - foul #3 on Carlos Flynn, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff (PG) Carlos Flynn | |
| 18:34 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 18:33 | Texas Tech | Sam Simmons tips it in | 32-41 |
| 18:12 | UAB | Jonathan Brown blows the layup but he's hacked by Randy Melillo - foul #2 on Randy Melillo, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| 18:12 | UAB | Jonathan Brown makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 18:12 | UAB | Jonathan Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 17:59 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew misses long on a floater from the right side | 32-43 |
| 17:58 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo misses the tip | 32-43 |
| 17:57 | Texas Tech | Tommy Overbeck tips it back up and in | 34-43 |
| 17:36 | UAB | Cliff Aleman makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Baker | 34-46 |
| 17:24 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Sam Simmons and he's hacked by Cliff Aleman - foul #1 on Cliff Aleman, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Dennis Williamson (PG) Randy Melillo | |
| Subs | UAB | Harry Britton (PF) Roger Jackson | |
| 17:24 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew makes the free throw | 37-46 |
| 17:05 | UAB | Cliff Aleman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 37-46 |
| 17:03 | UAB | Jonathan Brown snags the offensive board | 37-46 |
| 16:55 | UAB | Jonathan Brown can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Tommy Overbeck - foul #2 on Tommy Overbeck, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Andrew Pearson (SG), Jeffrey Wood (SF), Mark Walker (C) Sam Simmons, Wayne Theroux, Tommy Overbeck | |
| Subs | UAB | Victor Spillers (PG) Cliff Aleman | |
| 16:55 | UAB | Jonathan Brown misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 16:55 | UAB | Jonathan Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 16:55 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 16:36 | Texas Tech | Andrew Pearson can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Harry Britton - foul #1 on Harry Britton, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Samuel Threet (C) Richard Askew | |
| Subs | UAB | Willie Lewis (PG), John Bailey (C) Anthony Baker, Jonathan Brown | |
| 16:36 | Texas Tech | Andrew Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 16:36 | Texas Tech | Andrew Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 16:36 | UAB | The rebound goes to Harry Britton | 38-46 |
| 16:18 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff is called for a charge - foul #1 on Darrell Vandergriff, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo (PG) Andrew Pearson | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 15:55 | Texas Tech | Mark Walker travels with the ball | 38-46 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Sam Simmons (SG) Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | UAB | Carlos Flynn (PG), David Bass (SF) Willie Lewis, Darrell Vandergriff | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Randy Melillo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Threet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Carlos Flynn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Victor Spillers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Bass (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harry Britton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | UAB | Victor Spillers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Wayne Theroux (SF), Richard Askew (PF), Tommy Overbeck (C) Jeffrey Wood, Mark Walker, Samuel Threet | |
| Subs | UAB | Cliff Aleman (SG), Roger Jackson (PF) Victor Spillers, John Bailey | |
| 15:19 | Texas Tech | Tommy Overbeck banks in the layup and the foul's on Carlos Flynn - foul #4 on Carlos Flynn, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UAB | Victor Spillers (PG) Carlos Flynn | |
| 15:19 | Texas Tech | Tommy Overbeck makes the free throw | 41-46 |
| 15:05 | UAB | Cliff Aleman drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Bass | 41-49 |
| 14:56 | Texas Tech | Victor Spillers is called for the reach on Randy Melillo - foul #1 on Victor Spillers, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UAB | Jonathan Brown (C) Harry Britton | |
| 14:43 | Texas Tech | Wayne Theroux hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Askew | 43-49 |
| 14:25 | UAB | Jonathan Brown connects on the runner from close range set up by Cliff Aleman | 43-51 |
| 14:11 | Texas Tech | Tommy Overbeck comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-51 |
| 14:09 | UAB | Cliff Aleman grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 13:55 | UAB | Cliff Aleman clanks a floater from the right side | 43-51 |
| 13:53 | Texas Tech | Sam Simmons gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 13:31 | Texas Tech | Wayne Theroux hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 13:30 | UAB | The rebound goes to Jonathan Brown | 43-51 |
| 13:21 | UAB | Randy Melillo steps in front of the David Bass pass | 43-51 |
| 13:17 | Texas Tech | Wayne Theroux dunks the ball set up by Randy Melillo | 45-51 |
| 13:04 | UAB | Sam Simmons steps in front of the Victor Spillers pass | 45-51 |
| 12:37 | Texas Tech | David Bass steals it from Randy Melillo | 45-51 |
| 12:23 | UAB | Tommy Overbeck is called for the reach on Jonathan Brown - foul #3 on Tommy Overbeck, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Dennis Williamson (PG), Andrew Pearson (SG), Jeffrey Wood (SF), Mark Walker (PF), Samuel Threet (C) Randy Melillo, Sam Simmons, Wayne Theroux, Richard Askew, Tommy Overbeck | |
| Subs | UAB | Willie Lewis (PG), Darrell Vandergriff (SG), Anthony Baker (SF), Harry Britton (PF), John Bailey (C) Victor Spillers, Cliff Aleman, David Bass, Roger Jackson, Jonathan Brown | |
| 12:10 | UAB | Willie Lewis can't connect on a shot from the right side | 45-51 |
| 12:09 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Wood pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 12:05 | Texas Tech | Dennis Williamson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Wood | 47-51 |
| 11:36 | UAB | Harry Britton drills a shot in the lane set up by Willie Lewis | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Threet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrell Vandergriff (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Anthony Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harry Britton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Texas Tech | Andrew Pearson drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Dennis Williamson and he's hacked by Darrell Vandergriff - foul #2 on Darrell Vandergriff, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| 11:27 | Texas Tech | Andrew Pearson makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 11:08 | UAB | Anthony Baker is denied on a layup by Mark Walker | 50-53 |
| 11:07 | Texas Tech | Mark Walker pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 10:48 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-53 |
| 10:47 | UAB | John Bailey grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 10:43 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Wood - foul #2 on Jeffrey Wood, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Richard Askew (PF) Samuel Threet | |
| Subs | UAB | David Bass (SF), Jonathan Brown (C) Willie Lewis, John Bailey | |
| 10:25 | UAB | Anthony Baker clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 10:23 | UAB | Jonathan Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 10:08 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Wood - foul #3 on Jeffrey Wood, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Sam Simmons (SG), Wayne Theroux (SF), Tommy Overbeck (C) Andrew Pearson, Jeffrey Wood, Mark Walker | |
| Subs | UAB | Cliff Aleman (SG) Harry Britton | |
| 10:08 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:08 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:46 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 09:45 | Texas Tech | Sam Simmons grabs the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 09:27 | Texas Tech | Wayne Theroux knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Sam Simmons | 52-55 |
| 09:05 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Cliff Aleman | 52-57 |
| 08:47 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Brown is called for the reach on Dennis Williamson - foul #1 on Jonathan Brown, team foul #8 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UAB | Victor Spillers (PG), John Bailey (SF), Roger Jackson (PF), Harry Britton (C) Darrell Vandergriff, David Bass, Anthony Baker, Jonathan Brown | |
| 08:47 | Texas Tech | Dennis Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 08:47 | UAB | Victor Spillers snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 08:26 | UAB | Roger Jackson is called for 3 seconds | 52-57 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo (PG) Dennis Williamson | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 08:08 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-57 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Andrew Pearson (SG), Jeffrey Wood (SF), Mark Walker (PF) Sam Simmons, Wayne Theroux, Richard Askew | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 07:54 | UAB | John Bailey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 07:52 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 07:38 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Wood makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Randy Melillo | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Randy Melillo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Tommy Overbeck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Victor Spillers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cliff Aleman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Britton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | UAB | The short jumper by Victor Spillers is denied by Mark Walker | 55-57 |
| 07:25 | Texas Tech | Tommy Overbeck pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 07:10 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Wood comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 07:09 | Texas Tech | Mark Walker tips it back up and in | 57-57 |
| 06:44 | UAB | Victor Spillers banks in the layup and the foul's on Randy Melillo - foul #3 on Randy Melillo, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Sam Simmons (SG), Wayne Theroux (SF), Richard Askew (PF) Andrew Pearson, Jeffrey Wood, Tommy Overbeck | |
| Subs | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff (SG), David Bass (SF), Anthony Baker (PF), Jonathan Brown (C) Cliff Aleman, John Bailey, Roger Jackson, Harry Britton | |
| 06:44 | UAB | Victor Spillers makes the free throw | 57-60 |
| 06:19 | Texas Tech | Sam Simmons hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Melillo | 59-60 |
| 06:08 | UAB | David Bass hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 06:07 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 05:54 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Sam Simmons | 62-60 |
| 05:33 | UAB | Anthony Baker misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-60 |
| 05:31 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Richard Askew | 62-60 |
| 05:26 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Wayne Theroux | 65-60 |
| 05:13 | UAB | David Bass blows the layup | 65-60 |
| 05:12 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 04:57 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-60 |
| 04:56 | UAB | The rebound goes to Jonathan Brown | 65-60 |
| 04:35 | UAB | Sam Simmons is called for the reach on Darrell Vandergriff - foul #2 on Sam Simmons, team foul #8 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Dennis Williamson (PG), Andrew Pearson (SG), Jeffrey Wood (SF), Tommy Overbeck (C) Randy Melillo, Sam Simmons, Wayne Theroux, Mark Walker | |
| Subs | UAB | Cliff Aleman (SG), Roger Jackson (PF) Victor Spillers, Anthony Baker | |
| 04:35 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:35 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:35 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 04:21 | Texas Tech | Tommy Overbeck knocks in the floater in the lane | 67-61 |
| 04:04 | UAB | Cliff Aleman knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Darrell Vandergriff | 67-64 |
| 03:45 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-64 |
| 03:43 | UAB | The rebound goes to David Bass | 67-64 |
| 03:32 | UAB | David Bass can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 67-64 |
| 03:31 | UAB | Roger Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Askew (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Tommy Overbeck (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Darrell Vandergriff (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cliff Aleman (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Bass (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:26 | UAB | David Bass misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 03:24 | Texas Tech | Jeffrey Wood grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 03:18 | Texas Tech | Jonathan Brown takes the ball from Richard Askew | 67-64 |
| 02:51 | UAB | David Bass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-64 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Sam Simmons (SG), Wayne Theroux (SF), Mark Walker (PF) Andrew Pearson, Jeffrey Wood, Richard Askew | |
| Subs | UAB | Carlos Flynn (PG), Anthony Baker (SF), Harry Britton (PF), John Bailey (C) Darrell Vandergriff, David Bass, Roger Jackson, Jonathan Brown | |
| 02:46 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo (PG), Richard Askew (PF) Dennis Williamson, Mark Walker | |
| Subs | UAB | Victor Spillers (SF) John Bailey | |
| 02:38 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo clanks a 3 from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 02:36 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 02:31 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Melillo | 70-64 |
| 02:31 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UAB | David Bass (SF), Roger Jackson (PF), Jonathan Brown (C) Victor Spillers, Anthony Baker, Harry Britton | |
| 02:07 | UAB | Roger Jackson hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Carlos Flynn | 70-66 |
| 01:54 | Texas Tech | The short jumper by Richard Askew is denied by Jonathan Brown | 70-66 |
| 01:53 | UAB | David Bass snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| 01:36 | UAB | Jonathan Brown is denied on a layup by Tommy Overbeck | 70-66 |
| 01:35 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Richard Askew | 70-66 |
| 01:30 | Texas Tech | Wayne Theroux is fouled on the floor by David Bass - foul #4 on David Bass, team foul #9 | 70-66 |
| 01:30 | Texas Tech | Wayne Theroux misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:30 | UAB | Jonathan Brown snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| 01:08 | UAB | Jonathan Brown connects on the shot in the paint | 70-68 |
| 00:50 | Texas Tech | Tommy Overbeck misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 70-68 |
| 00:49 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew snags the offensive board | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 00:24 | UAB | Cliff Aleman grabs the defensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 00:16 | UAB | Richard Askew steals the ball from Cliff Aleman | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew is hacked by Carlos Flynn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Carlos Flynn, team foul #10 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff (PG) Carlos Flynn | |
| 00:14 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:14 | Texas Tech | Richard Askew makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | UAB | Roger Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Randy Melillo - foul #4 on Randy Melillo, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| 00:07 | UAB | Roger Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:07 | UAB | Roger Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:07 | UAB | Roger Jackson makes the 3rd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:06 | Texas Tech | Darrell Vandergriff is called for the reach on Wayne Theroux in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darrell Vandergriff, team foul #11 | 72-70 |
| 00:06 | Texas Tech | Wayne Theroux makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:06 | Texas Tech | Wayne Theroux makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:01 | UAB | Randy Melillo takes the ball from Darrell Vandergriff | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Randy Melillo runs out the clock | 74-70 |