| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernie Bourdeau (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Veith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Cora (fresh) C - Rodney Toledo (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Joel Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason McCaulley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley inbounds the ball | 24-35 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Louisiana Tech | Rodney Toledo is called for the reach on Darin Aiello - foul #2 on Rodney Toledo, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| 19:35 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 24-35 |
| 19:34 | UAB | Larry Cora pulls down the rebound | 24-35 |
| 19:15 | UAB | Rodney Toledo misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-35 |
| 19:13 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy snags the defensive board | 24-35 |
| 19:08 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-35 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley grabs the offensive board | 24-35 |
| 18:42 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-35 |
| 18:32 | UAB | Larry Cora can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-35 |
| 18:30 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley gets the rebound | 24-35 |
| 18:10 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello misses the jumper from the left side | 24-35 |
| 18:09 | UAB | Leon Veith snags the defensive board | 24-35 |
| 18:04 | UAB | Leon Veith drills a runner from the baseline set up by Alan Thomas | 26-35 |
| 17:50 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joel Shelton | 26-38 |
| 17:32 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-38 |
| 17:31 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 17:17 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-38 |
| Subs | UAB | Keith Avery (PF), James Sobanski (C) Larry Cora, Rodney Toledo | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (SG), John Jennings (SF), Thomas Allred (C) Jerome Abbott, Jason McCaulley, Darin Aiello | |
| 16:56 | UAB | James Sobanski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-38 |
| 16:54 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 16:27 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Joel Shelton | 26-40 |
| 16:17 | UAB | Thomas Allred takes the ball from James Sobanski | 26-40 |
| 15:54 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Reynolds | 26-42 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bernie Bourdeau (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Veith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Avery (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Sobanski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Joel Shelton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Worthy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Allred (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:48 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Alan Thomas | 29-42 |
| 15:35 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 29-42 |
| 15:34 | UAB | Keith Avery snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 15:17 | UAB | Leon Veith loses the dribble to John Jennings | 29-42 |
| 15:13 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings lays it in | 29-44 |
| 14:55 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Avery | 32-44 |
| 14:43 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-44 |
| 14:41 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy can't tip it in | 32-44 |
| 14:39 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| 14:21 | UAB | James Worthy takes the ball from Leon Veith | 32-44 |
| 14:15 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Reynolds | 32-47 |
| 13:51 | UAB | James Worthy is called for the reach on James Sobanski - foul #1 on James Worthy, team foul #1 | 32-47 |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), Ira Williams (SG), Rodney Toledo (SF), Larry Cora (PF), Orville Colligan (C) Alan Thomas, Bernie Bourdeau, Leon Veith, Keith Avery, James Sobanski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley (PG), Jerome Abbott (SG), Jason McCaulley (SF), Timothy Drake (PF), Darin Aiello (C) Joel Shelton, Robert Reynolds, John Jennings, James Worthy, Thomas Allred | |
| 13:24 | UAB | Rodney Toledo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-47 |
| 13:23 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Darin Aiello | 32-47 |
| 12:55 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake travels with the ball | 32-47 |
| 12:45 | UAB | Rodney Toledo drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-47 |
| 12:26 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello can't connect on a runner from the left block | 35-47 |
| 12:24 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake tips it in | 35-49 |
| 12:08 | UAB | Ira Williams is fouled on the floor by Jerome Abbott - foul #1 on Jerome Abbott, team foul #2 | 35-49 |
| 11:54 | UAB | Ira Williams blows the dunk but he's fouled by Jason McCaulley - foul #1 on Jason McCaulley, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy (PF) Timothy Drake | |
| 11:54 | UAB | Ira Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 11:54 | UAB | Ira Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 11:54 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ira Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rodney Toledo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Cora (fresh) C - Orville Colligan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason McCaulley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley's floater is knocked away by Timothy Mullins | 36-49 |
| 11:33 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley snags the offensive board | 36-49 |
| 11:20 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Rodney Toledo - foul #3 on Rodney Toledo, team foul #2 | 36-49 |
| Subs | UAB | James Sobanski (SG) Ira Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton (PG), Timothy Drake (C) John Wiley, Darin Aiello | |
| 11:20 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 11:20 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 11:06 | UAB | James Sobanski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Rodney Toledo | 39-51 |
| 10:52 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy misses the easy layup | 39-51 |
| 10:51 | UAB | Orville Colligan grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 10:29 | UAB | Larry Cora is called for traveling | 39-51 |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Bernie Bourdeau (SG), Leon Veith (SF), Keith Avery (PF) Timothy Mullins, Rodney Toledo, Larry Cora, Orville Colligan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (SG), John Jennings (SF) Jerome Abbott, Jason McCaulley | |
| 10:14 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from John Jennings | 39-53 |
| 09:46 | UAB | James Sobanski hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-53 |
| 09:30 | Louisiana Tech | Bernie Bourdeau steals the ball from Joel Shelton | 42-53 |
| 09:27 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau blows the layup | 42-53 |
| 09:25 | UAB | Keith Avery grabs the offensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 09:08 | UAB | Leon Veith makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Bernie Bourdeau | 44-53 |
| 08:48 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joel Shelton | 44-56 |
| 08:40 | UAB | James Sobanski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 08:38 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to James Worthy | 44-56 |
| 08:13 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings double dribbles | 44-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Rodney Toledo (SF), Larry Cora (PF), Orville Colligan (C) Leon Veith, Keith Avery, James Sobanski | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley (PG), Jerome Abbott (SG), Jason McCaulley (SF), Thomas Allred (PF), Darin Aiello (C) Joel Shelton, Robert Reynolds, John Jennings, James Worthy, Timothy Drake | |
| 07:58 | UAB | Orville Colligan misses badly on a floater in the paint | 44-56 |
| 07:57 | UAB | Rodney Toledo tips it home | 46-56 |
| 07:53 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 07:52 | UAB | The rebound goes to Bernie Bourdeau | 46-56 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bernie Bourdeau (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Toledo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Larry Cora (fresh) C - Orville Colligan (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jason McCaulley (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Allred (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | UAB | Alan Thomas can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Darin Aiello - foul #2 on Darin Aiello, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| 07:39 | UAB | Alan Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 07:39 | UAB | Alan Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 07:24 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello is hacked by Orville Colligan - foul #4 on Orville Colligan, team foul #3 | 48-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), Ira Williams (SG) Alan Thomas, Bernie Bourdeau | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 07:07 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Jerome Abbott and he's hacked by Timothy Mullins - foul #2 on Timothy Mullins, team foul #4 | 48-58 |
| 07:07 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley makes the free throw | 48-59 |
| 06:53 | UAB | Ira Williams dunks the ball set up by Larry Cora | 50-59 |
| 06:42 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 06:41 | UAB | Orville Colligan pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 06:20 | UAB | Larry Cora makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodney Toledo | 53-59 |
| 06:01 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jerome Abbott | 53-61 |
| 05:50 | UAB | Larry Cora misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Jason McCaulley - foul #2 on Jason McCaulley, team foul #5 | 53-61 |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Bernie Bourdeau (SG), Leon Veith (SF) Timothy Mullins, Ira Williams, Rodney Toledo | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton (PG), John Jennings (SF), James Worthy (PF), Timothy Drake (C) John Wiley, Jason McCaulley, Thomas Allred, Darin Aiello | |
| 05:50 | UAB | Larry Cora makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 05:50 | UAB | Larry Cora makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 05:29 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Larry Cora - foul #3 on Larry Cora, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| Subs | UAB | Keith Avery (PF) Larry Cora | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (SG) Jerome Abbott | |
| 05:29 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 05:29 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 05:07 | UAB | Timothy Drake blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Bernie Bourdeau | 55-63 |
| 05:06 | UAB | Leon Veith tips it but misses | 55-63 |
| 05:05 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to John Jennings | 55-63 |
| 04:57 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-63 |
| 04:56 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton hits the follow up shot | 55-65 |
| 04:39 | UAB | Orville Colligan drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Bernie Bourdeau | 57-65 |
| 04:19 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joel Shelton | 57-67 |
| 04:14 | UAB | Leon Veith makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Bernie Bourdeau | 59-67 |
| 03:56 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings is fouled on the floor by Bernie Bourdeau - foul #1 on Bernie Bourdeau, team foul #6 | 59-67 |
| Subs | UAB | Larry Cora (PF), Rodney Toledo (C) Keith Avery, Orville Colligan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott (SG), Jason McCaulley (SF), Darin Aiello (C) Robert Reynolds, John Jennings, Timothy Drake | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley travels with the ball | 59-67 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernie Bourdeau (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leon Veith (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Cora (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Rodney Toledo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Joel Shelton (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason McCaulley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | UAB | Larry Cora banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alan Thomas | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-70 |
| 02:55 | UAB | Alan Thomas comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-70 |
| 02:54 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello gets the rebound | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:32 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton is fouled on the floor by Rodney Toledo - foul #4 on Rodney Toledo, team foul #7 | 61-70 |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), James Sobanski (SG), Keith Avery (PF), Orville Colligan (C) Alan Thomas, Bernie Bourdeau, Leon Veith, Larry Cora | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake (C) Darin Aiello | |
| 02:32 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 02:32 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 02:29 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-72 |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Bernie Bourdeau (SG), Leon Veith (SF), Larry Cora (PF) Timothy Mullins, James Sobanski, Rodney Toledo, Keith Avery | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 02:17 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau is fouled on the floor by Jerome Abbott - foul #2 on Jerome Abbott, team foul #6 | 61-72 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello (C) Timothy Drake | |
| 02:08 | UAB | Alan Thomas buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bernie Bourdeau | 64-72 |
| 01:44 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-72 |
| 01:33 | UAB | Larry Cora is fouled on the floor by Joel Shelton - foul #1 on Joel Shelton, team foul #7 | 64-72 |
| 01:33 | UAB | Larry Cora makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 01:33 | UAB | Larry Cora makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:11 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-72 |
| 01:09 | UAB | Orville Colligan gets the rebound | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:54 | UAB | Larry Cora misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 66-72 |
| 00:53 | UAB | Orville Colligan tips it home | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello is fouled on the floor by Orville Colligan - foul #5 on Orville Colligan, team foul #8 | 68-72 |
| Subs | UAB | Rodney Toledo (C) Orville Colligan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello misses the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:31 | UAB | Rodney Toledo pulls down the rebound | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | UAB | Alan Thomas clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-73 |
| 00:23 | UAB | Alan Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:19 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-73 |
| 00:18 | UAB | Larry Cora grabs the offensive board | 68-73 |
| 00:14 | UAB | Larry Cora drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Alan Thomas | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy is hacked by Alan Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alan Thomas, team foul #9 | 71-73 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:05 | UAB | Larry Cora misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-75 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott grabs the board | 71-75 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana Tech | Bernie Bourdeau is called for the reach on Jerome Abbott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bernie Bourdeau, team foul #10 | 71-75 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings (SF) Jason McCaulley | |
| 00:01 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Alan Thomas misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 71-77 |