| Lineup | UAB | PG - Alan Thomas (fresh) SG - Bernie Bourdeau (fresh) SF - Leon Veith (fresh) PF - Larry Cora (fresh) C - Orville Colligan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fresh) SG - George Lee (fresh) SF - Norman Lewis (fresh) PF - David McDougall (fresh) C - Richard Markle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall makes the floater in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | UAB | Larry Cora loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle's pass is intercepted by Leon Veith | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | UAB | Leon Veith banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by George Lee | 2-4 |
| 18:28 | UAB | Alan Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 18:10 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:09 | UAB | Leon Veith gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | UAB | Leon Veith knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Bernie Bourdeau and he's fouled by Ralph Pascua - foul #1 on Ralph Pascua, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), Roy Murray (PF) Ralph Pascua, George Lee, David McDougall | |
| 17:50 | UAB | Leon Veith makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:25 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:23 | UAB | Orville Colligan gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:17 | UAB | Alan Thomas is whistled for traveling | 5-4 |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), Rodney Toledo (SF), Keith Avery (PF) Alan Thomas, Leon Veith, Larry Cora | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David French (SF) Norman Lewis | |
| 17:09 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle gets the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:56 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Timothy Mullins - foul #1 on Timothy Mullins, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | UAB | James Sobanski (SG), Ira Williams (SF) Bernie Bourdeau, Orville Colligan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:56 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:56 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:27 | UAB | Timothy Mullins can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 16:26 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:20 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 16:19 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle gets the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:59 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Tony Schoberg | 5-8 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) SG - James Sobanski (fresh) SF - Ira Williams (fresh) PF - Rodney Toledo (fresh) C - Keith Avery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Tony Schoberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Cavitt (fresh) SF - David French (fresh) PF - Roy Murray (fairly fresh) C - Richard Markle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | UAB | James Sobanski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 15:46 | UAB | Keith Avery grabs the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:25 | UAB | Rodney Toledo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Bernie Bourdeau (SG), Leon Veith (SF), Larry Cora (PF), Orville Colligan (C) Timothy Mullins, James Sobanski, Ira Williams, Rodney Toledo, Keith Avery | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), George Lee (SG), Norman Lewis (SF), David McDougall (PF) Tony Schoberg, Larry Cavitt, David French, Roy Murray | |
| 15:01 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-8 |
| 14:59 | UAB | The rebound goes to Orville Colligan | 5-8 |
| 14:54 | UAB | Alan Thomas hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Cora | 8-8 |
| 14:38 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 14:36 | UAB | Orville Colligan grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:15 | UAB | Alan Thomas is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Cora | 11-8 |
| 13:53 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Lewis makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Ralph Pascua | 11-10 |
| 13:38 | UAB | Leon Veith makes the wide open shot in the lane set up by Alan Thomas | 13-10 |
| 13:32 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall clanks a 3 from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 13:30 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua tips it in | 13-12 |
| 13:11 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau's pass is intercepted by George Lee | 13-12 |
| 12:57 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 12:55 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau is hacked by George Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Lee, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), James Sobanski (SG), Ira Williams (SF), Rodney Toledo (PF), Keith Avery (C) Alan Thomas, Bernie Bourdeau, Leon Veith, Larry Cora, Orville Colligan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), Andy Perkins (PF), David French (C) Ralph Pascua, George Lee, David McDougall, Richard Markle | |
| 12:42 | UAB | Timothy Mullins loses the dribble to Larry Cavitt | 13-15 |
| 12:15 | Southern Mississippi | David French knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Schoberg | 13-17 |
| 12:00 | UAB | Ira Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 11:59 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) SG - James Sobanski (fresh) SF - Ira Williams (fresh) PF - Rodney Toledo (fresh) C - Keith Avery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Tony Schoberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Cavitt (fresh) SF - Norman Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andy Perkins (fresh) C - David French (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:49 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 13-17 |
| 11:48 | UAB | The rebound goes to Keith Avery | 13-17 |
| 11:46 | UAB | James Sobanski's pass is intercepted by Tony Schoberg in the backcourt | 13-17 |
| 11:45 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg lays it up and in | 13-19 |
| 11:28 | UAB | Keith Avery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 11:26 | UAB | Ira Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 11:07 | UAB | Ira Williams misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Norman Lewis - foul #1 on Norman Lewis, team foul #3 | 13-19 |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Leon Veith (SF), Larry Cora (PF), Orville Colligan (C) Timothy Mullins, James Sobanski, Rodney Toledo, Keith Avery | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), George Lee (SG), Roy Murray (PF) Tony Schoberg, Larry Cavitt, Andy Perkins | |
| 11:07 | UAB | Ira Williams makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 11:07 | UAB | Ira Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 11:07 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 10:57 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Ralph Pascua | 14-21 |
| 10:55 | UAB | Leon Veith is hacked by Norman Lewis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman Lewis, team foul #4 | 14-21 |
| Subs | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau (SG) Ira Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall (PF) Norman Lewis | |
| 10:40 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau can't finish the layup | 14-21 |
| 10:39 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 10:25 | UAB | Alan Thomas misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 10:23 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 10:18 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Bernie Bourdeau - foul #1 on Bernie Bourdeau, team foul #2 | 14-21 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt (SG), Richard Markle (C) George Lee, David French | |
| 10:18 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall misses the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 10:18 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 10:16 | UAB | Alan Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Cavitt - foul #1 on Larry Cavitt, team foul #5 | 14-22 |
| 10:07 | UAB | Leon Veith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-22 |
| Subs | UAB | Keith Avery (PF) Larry Cora | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:55 | Southern Mississippi | Alan Thomas is called for the reach on Larry Cavitt - foul #1 on Alan Thomas, team foul #3 | 14-22 |
| Subs | UAB | Rodney Toledo (PF) Keith Avery | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), Andy Perkins (PF) Ralph Pascua, David McDougall | |
| 09:37 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Tony Schoberg | 14-25 |
| 09:18 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-25 |
| 09:17 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle snags the defensive board | 14-25 |
| 09:05 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Cavitt | 14-28 |
| 08:45 | UAB | Orville Colligan misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Markle - foul #1 on Richard Markle, team foul #6 | 14-28 |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), James Sobanski (SG), Ira Williams (SF), Keith Avery (PF) Alan Thomas, Bernie Bourdeau, Leon Veith, Rodney Toledo | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), George Lee (SG), David French (SF), David McDougall (PF) Tony Schoberg, Larry Cavitt, Roy Murray, Andy Perkins | |
| 08:45 | UAB | Orville Colligan makes the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 08:45 | UAB | Orville Colligan makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 08:29 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Richard Markle is blocked by James Sobanski | 16-28 |
| 08:28 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall tips it back up and in | 16-30 |
| 08:11 | UAB | Timothy Mullins misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-30 |
| 08:09 | UAB | Orville Colligan grabs the offensive board | 16-30 |
| 07:49 | UAB | Timothy Mullins clanks a 3 from the right wing | 16-30 |
| 07:48 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall grabs the defensive rebound | 16-30 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) SG - James Sobanski (fresh) SF - Ira Williams (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Keith Avery (fresh) 2 reb. C - Orville Colligan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David French (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David McDougall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Markle (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Southern Mississippi | David French connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ralph Pascua | 16-33 |
| 07:14 | UAB | George Lee picks off the pass by Ira Williams | 16-33 |
| 06:57 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall misses the jumper from the baseline | 16-33 |
| 06:56 | UAB | The rebound goes to James Sobanski | 16-33 |
| 06:33 | UAB | Ira Williams misses the 3 from the left wing | 16-33 |
| 06:32 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall grabs the board | 16-33 |
| 06:16 | Southern Mississippi | James Sobanski is called for the reach on David French - foul #1 on James Sobanski, team foul #4 | 16-33 |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Bernie Bourdeau (SG), Leon Veith (SF), Larry Cora (PF), Rodney Toledo (C) Timothy Mullins, James Sobanski, Ira Williams, Keith Avery, Orville Colligan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), Larry Cavitt (SF), Andy Perkins (PF) Ralph Pascua, David McDougall, Richard Markle | |
| 05:57 | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Toledo takes the ball from Tony Schoberg | 16-33 |
| 05:41 | UAB | Alan Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-33 |
| 05:39 | UAB | Larry Cora tips it back up and in | 18-33 |
| 05:22 | Southern Mississippi | George Lee is hacked by Larry Cora - foul #1 on Larry Cora, team foul #5 | 18-33 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray (SF), Richard Markle (C) George Lee, David French | |
| 05:11 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roy Murray | 18-35 |
| 04:48 | UAB | Rodney Toledo can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 18-35 |
| 04:46 | UAB | Larry Cora snags the offensive board | 18-35 |
| 04:29 | UAB | Larry Cora is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 18-35 |
| 04:28 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle grabs the board | 18-35 |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Alan Thomas is called for the reach on Roy Murray - foul #2 on Alan Thomas, team foul #6 | 18-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), Ira Williams (SG), Keith Avery (C) Alan Thomas, Bernie Bourdeau, Rodney Toledo | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG), Timothy Weston (PF), David French (C) Tony Schoberg, Andy Perkins, Richard Markle | |
| 03:58 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-35 |
| 03:56 | UAB | Ira Williams grabs the board | 18-35 |
| 03:37 | UAB | Ira Williams scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Larry Cora | 20-35 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) SG - Ira Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leon Veith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Larry Cora (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Avery (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Pascua (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Cavitt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Murray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Weston (fresh) C - David French (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Southern Mississippi | Roy Murray comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-35 |
| 03:23 | UAB | Larry Cora pulls down the rebound | 20-35 |
| 03:17 | UAB | Timothy Mullins loses the dribble to Larry Cavitt | 20-35 |
| 03:14 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt misses the easy layup | 20-35 |
| 03:12 | UAB | Timothy Mullins pulls down the rebound | 20-35 |
| 03:07 | UAB | Timothy Mullins lays it up and in | 22-35 |
| 03:03 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Ira Williams - foul #1 on Ira Williams, team foul #7 | 22-35 |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Bernie Bourdeau (SG), James Sobanski (SF), Orville Colligan (C) Timothy Mullins, Ira Williams, Leon Veith, Larry Cora | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), George Lee (SG), Norman Lewis (SF), David McDougall (PF) Ralph Pascua, Roy Murray, Timothy Weston, David French | |
| 03:03 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 03:03 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 02:59 | UAB | Norman Lewis takes the ball from Bernie Bourdeau in the backcourt | 22-37 |
| 02:48 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Cavitt | 22-40 |
| 02:26 | UAB | Alan Thomas hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-40 |
| 02:24 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall snags the defensive board | 22-40 |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg is hacked by Bernie Bourdeau - foul #2 on Bernie Bourdeau, team foul #8 | 22-40 |
| Subs | UAB | Ira Williams (SF), Rodney Toledo (PF) James Sobanski, Keith Avery | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Markle (C) Larry Cavitt | |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg makes the 1st free throw | 22-41 |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg makes the 2nd free throw | 22-42 |
| 01:48 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau clanks a shot from the right block | 22-42 |
| 01:47 | UAB | Orville Colligan tips it back up and in | 24-42 |
| 01:33 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Rodney Toledo - foul #1 on Rodney Toledo, team foul #9 | 24-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Mullins (PG), Leon Veith (SF) Alan Thomas, Bernie Bourdeau | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua (PG) Tony Schoberg | |
| 01:33 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall makes the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 01:33 | Southern Mississippi | David McDougall misses the 2nd free throw | 24-43 |
| 01:33 | UAB | Rodney Toledo grabs the board | 24-43 |
| 01:21 | UAB | Leon Veith blows the layup | 24-43 |
| 01:20 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Toledo | 24-43 |
| 01:08 | UAB | Ira Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by George Lee - foul #2 on George Lee, team foul #7 | 24-43 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Perkins (PF) David McDougall | |
| 01:08 | UAB | Ira Williams makes the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 01:08 | UAB | Ira Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-43 |
| 00:46 | UAB | Ira Williams grabs the board | 26-43 |
| 00:26 | UAB | Leon Veith comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 26-43 |
| 00:24 | UAB | Rodney Toledo can't tip it in | 26-43 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ralph Pascua | 26-43 |
| 00:21 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Pascua throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-43 |
| Subs | UAB | Alan Thomas (PG), Bernie Bourdeau (SG), James Sobanski (SF), Larry Cora (PF) Timothy Mullins, Ira Williams, Leon Veith, Orville Colligan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Schoberg (PG), Larry Cavitt (SG), Roy Murray (C) Ralph Pascua, George Lee, Richard Markle | |
| 00:02 | UAB | Larry Cora is wide open but clanks a floater in the lane | 26-43 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt pulls down the rebound | 26-43 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Cavitt misses short on a fullcourt shot | 26-43 |