| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Guthrie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Long (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Delaney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Hunter (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lavalle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Diener (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Metcalf (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Shawn Bryant inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | BYU | Victor Long knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Michael Guthrie and he's hacked by Louis Fox - foul #1 on Louis Fox, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 19:49 | BYU | Victor Long makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 19:27 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Paul Metcalf, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| 19:05 | BYU | Michael Guthrie knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Victor Long | 41-35 |
| 18:43 | Alabama | Norman Hunter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 18:41 | BYU | Eugene Delaney grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 18:37 | BYU | Shawn Bryant can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 18:35 | BYU | Kevin Williams can't tip it in | 41-35 |
| 18:33 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Luis Diener | 41-35 |
| 18:04 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle is hacked by Shawn Bryant - foul #2 on Shawn Bryant, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 17:43 | Alabama | Louis Fox misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 17:41 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf hits the follow up shot | 41-37 |
| 17:18 | BYU | Michael Guthrie misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Norman Hunter - foul #2 on Norman Hunter, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | BYU | Alfred Negrete (SF), William Zalar (PF) Shawn Bryant, Eugene Delaney | |
| Subs | Alabama | Barry Marsala (PF) Luis Diener | |
| 17:18 | BYU | Michael Guthrie makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 17:18 | BYU | Michael Guthrie makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 16:52 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Kevin Williams - foul #3 on Kevin Williams, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Bennett (PG), Jan Royal (SG), Dustin Bartels (C) Michael Guthrie, Victor Long, Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Osborne (PG) Norman Hunter | |
| 16:52 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:52 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:38 | BYU | Paul Bennett comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 16:36 | BYU | Dustin Bartels tips it back up and in | 45-39 |
| 16:18 | Alabama | Robert Osborne is fouled on the floor by Dustin Bartels - foul #1 on Dustin Bartels, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | BYU | Eugene Delaney (PF) Dustin Bartels | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marco Russo (SG), Rafael Martinez (C) Louis Fox, Paul Metcalf | |
| 15:58 | Alabama | Robert Osborne misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| 15:57 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle tips it in | 45-41 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jan Royal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alfred Negrete (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Delaney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Zalar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Osborne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marco Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lavalle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Barry Marsala (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Rafael Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:54 | BYU | Paul Bennett is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| Subs | BYU | Shawn Bryant (SF), Kevin Williams (C) Alfred Negrete, William Zalar | |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Brown (SF), Luis Diener (PF) Robert Lavalle, Rafael Martinez | |
| 15:36 | Alabama | Robert Osborne misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 15:35 | BYU | Kevin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 15:30 | BYU | Paul Bennett can't connect on a floater from the right side | 45-41 |
| 15:29 | Alabama | Barry Marsala snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 15:10 | Alabama | Eugene Delaney steps in front of the Marco Russo pass | 45-41 |
| 14:49 | BYU | Jan Royal comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 14:48 | Alabama | Luis Diener gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 14:30 | Alabama | Marco Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Guthrie (PG), Victor Long (SG), William Zalar (PF) Paul Bennett, Jan Royal, Eugene Delaney | |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Hunter (PG), Louis Fox (SG), Robert Lavalle (SF), Paul Metcalf (C) Robert Osborne, Marco Russo, Steven Brown, Barry Marsala | |
| 14:09 | BYU | Shawn Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 14:08 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 14:01 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf knocks in the floater from the left block and the foul's on Kevin Williams - foul #4 on Kevin Williams, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | BYU | Alfred Negrete (SF), Dustin Bartels (C) Shawn Bryant, Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marco Russo (PF) Luis Diener | |
| 14:01 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:50 | BYU | William Zalar can't finish the layup | 45-44 |
| 13:48 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 13:21 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf's layup is rejected by Dustin Bartels | 45-44 |
| 13:19 | Alabama | Louis Fox pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:52 | Alabama | William Zalar swats the layup by Marco Russo | 45-44 |
| 12:51 | BYU | Alfred Negrete snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 12:32 | BYU | Alfred Negrete scores on a fadeaway from close range | 47-44 |
| 12:08 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Norman Hunter | 47-46 |
| 11:47 | BYU | Victor Long misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 11:45 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Guthrie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Long (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Negrete (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Zalar (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Dustin Bartels (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Hunter (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lavalle (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marco Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Paul Metcalf (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Alabama | Norman Hunter connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Metcalf | 47-49 |
| 11:13 | BYU | Robert Lavalle picks off the pass by William Zalar | 47-49 |
| 11:09 | Alabama | Norman Hunter lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Lavalle | 47-51 |
| 10:53 | BYU | Alfred Negrete comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 47-51 |
| 10:51 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Paul Metcalf | 47-51 |
| 10:29 | Alabama | Norman Hunter makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Fox | 47-54 |
| 10:08 | BYU | Michael Guthrie misses the 3 from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 10:06 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 09:37 | Alabama | Marco Russo drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Metcalf | 47-56 |
| 09:15 | BYU | Michael Guthrie is whistled for traveling | 47-56 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Bennett (PG), Jan Royal (SG), Shawn Bryant (SF), Eugene Delaney (PF) Michael Guthrie, Victor Long, Alfred Negrete, Dustin Bartels | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Osborne (PG), Steven Brown (SG), Donald Heath (SF), Luis Diener (PF), Barry Marsala (C) Norman Hunter, Louis Fox, Robert Lavalle, Marco Russo, Paul Metcalf | |
| 08:54 | Alabama | Robert Osborne hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-56 |
| 08:53 | BYU | William Zalar grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 08:49 | BYU | Barry Marsala steals it from Shawn Bryant | 47-56 |
| 08:25 | Alabama | Steven Brown hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Heath | 47-58 |
| 08:10 | BYU | Shawn Bryant lays it in on a great pass from Paul Bennett | 49-58 |
| 07:51 | Alabama | Steven Brown misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jan Royal - foul #1 on Jan Royal, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | BYU | Kevin Williams (C) William Zalar | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Lavalle (SF) Donald Heath | |
| 07:51 | Alabama | Steven Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 07:51 | Alabama | Steven Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 07:35 | BYU | Kevin Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Osborne - foul #1 on Robert Osborne, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Louis Fox (SG) Steven Brown | |
| 07:35 | BYU | Kevin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 07:35 | BYU | Kevin Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 07:35 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Luis Diener | 50-60 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Royal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Delaney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Osborne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lavalle (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luis Diener (fresh) 6 reb. C - Barry Marsala (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Alabama | Louis Fox makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Lavalle | 50-62 |
| 06:56 | BYU | Jan Royal is called for traveling | 50-62 |
| Subs | BYU | Victor Long (SG) Jan Royal | |
| Subs | Alabama | Paul Metcalf (C) Barry Marsala | |
| 06:36 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Robert Osborne | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:18 | BYU | Eugene Delaney drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Shawn Bryant | 52-64 |
| 05:53 | Alabama | Kevin Williams is called for the reach on Paul Metcalf - foul #5 on Kevin Williams, team foul #6 | 52-64 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Guthrie (PG), Alfred Negrete (SF), Samuel Whitman (PF), Dustin Bartels (C) Paul Bennett, Shawn Bryant, Eugene Delaney, Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Hunter (PG), Barry Marsala (PF) Robert Osborne, Luis Diener | |
| 05:41 | Alabama | Louis Fox hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 52-64 |
| 05:40 | BYU | Samuel Whitman grabs the board | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:28 | BYU | Samuel Whitman misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-64 |
| 05:26 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Paul Metcalf | 52-64 |
| 05:20 | Alabama | Louis Fox knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Norman Hunter | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:07 | BYU | Alfred Negrete clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Lavalle - foul #2 on Robert Lavalle, team foul #5 | 52-67 |
| Subs | BYU | Jan Royal (SG) Victor Long | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marco Russo (SG) Louis Fox | |
| 05:07 | BYU | Alfred Negrete makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 05:07 | BYU | Alfred Negrete makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 04:38 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf misses the shot from the right block | 54-67 |
| 04:36 | BYU | The rebound goes to Jan Royal | 54-67 |
| 04:30 | BYU | Alfred Negrete hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 54-67 |
| 04:29 | Alabama | Barry Marsala gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| 04:05 | Alabama | Norman Hunter misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Guthrie - foul #1 on Michael Guthrie, team foul #7 | 54-67 |
| Subs | BYU | Victor Long (SG), Shawn Bryant (SF), Eugene Delaney (PF) Jan Royal, Samuel Whitman, Dustin Bartels | |
| Subs | Alabama | Louis Fox (SG), Luis Diener (PF) Robert Lavalle, Paul Metcalf | |
| 04:05 | Alabama | Norman Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 04:05 | Alabama | Norman Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 03:39 | BYU | Eugene Delaney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Luis Diener - foul #1 on Luis Diener, team foul #6 | 54-68 |
| 03:39 | BYU | Eugene Delaney misses the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 03:39 | BYU | Eugene Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:25 | Alabama | Louis Fox misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-68 |
| 03:23 | BYU | Alfred Negrete pulls down the rebound | 55-68 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Guthrie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Long (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Delaney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Alfred Negrete (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Hunter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marco Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Luis Diener (fresh) 6 reb. C - Barry Marsala (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:02 | BYU | Victor Long misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 03:01 | Alabama | Norman Hunter snags the defensive board | 55-68 |
| 02:59 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-68 |
| Subs | BYU | William Zalar (C) Alfred Negrete | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Lavalle (SF), Paul Metcalf (C) Marco Russo, Barry Marsala | |
| 02:57 | Alabama | Luis Diener double dribbles | 55-68 |
| 02:38 | BYU | William Zalar scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Victor Long | 57-68 |
| 02:17 | Alabama | Eugene Delaney blocks the short jumper by Paul Metcalf | 57-68 |
| 02:16 | Alabama | Robert Lavalle pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 01:59 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf buries a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on William Zalar - foul #1 on William Zalar, team foul #8 | 57-70 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Bennett (PG), Jan Royal (SG), Alfred Negrete (SF), Dustin Bartels (C) Michael Guthrie, Victor Long, Shawn Bryant, Eugene Delaney | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Osborne (PG), Marco Russo (SG), Steven Brown (SF), Barry Marsala (PF) Norman Hunter, Louis Fox, Robert Lavalle, Luis Diener | |
| 01:59 | Alabama | Paul Metcalf makes the free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:42 | BYU | Jan Royal clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 57-71 |
| 01:41 | BYU | Alfred Negrete pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-71 |
| 01:36 | BYU | Jan Royal hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-71 |
| 01:34 | Alabama | Robert Osborne gets the rebound | 57-71 |
| 01:29 | Alabama | Robert Osborne is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Osborne, team foul #7 | 57-71 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Martinez (C) Paul Metcalf | |
| 01:11 | BYU | Barry Marsala swats the short shot by Dustin Bartels | 57-71 |
| 01:09 | Alabama | Steven Brown pulls down the rebound | 57-71 |
| 01:05 | Alabama | Robert Osborne connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Marco Russo | 57-74 |
| 00:50 | BYU | Alfred Negrete is whistled for a carry | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Alabama | Jan Royal is called for the reach on Barry Marsala - foul #2 on Jan Royal, team foul #9 | 57-74 |
| 00:27 | Alabama | Barry Marsala misses the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 00:27 | BYU | William Zalar grabs the defensive rebound | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | BYU | William Zalar comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Steven Brown - foul #1 on Steven Brown, team foul #8 | 57-74 |
| 00:21 | BYU | William Zalar misses the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 00:21 | BYU | William Zalar makes the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Robert Osborne runs out the clock | 58-74 |