| Lineup | UAB | PG - Leroy Polakowski (fresh) SG - James Rouse (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willis Foret (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Kapp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stan Hebert (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Quinn Botkin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Willis Foret inbounds the ball | 20-32 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:48 | UAB | James Rouse comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 20-32 |
| 19:47 | UAB | Joseph Kapp tips it in | 22-32 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith hits a jumper from the right wing set up by John Powers and he's fouled by Stan Hebert - foul #3 on Stan Hebert, team foul #1 | 22-34 |
| Subs | UAB | Russell Taylor (C) Stan Hebert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:32 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses the free throw | 22-34 |
| 19:32 | UAB | James Rouse pulls down the rebound | 22-34 |
| 19:03 | UAB | Russell Taylor makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Leroy Polakowski | 24-34 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin knocks in the driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Russell Taylor - foul #3 on Russell Taylor, team foul #2 | 24-36 |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (C) Russell Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin misses the free throw | 24-36 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Greg Walker gets the offensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | John Powers scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Smith | 24-39 |
| 18:19 | UAB | Joseph Kapp is fouled on the floor by Quinn Botkin - foul #1 on Quinn Botkin, team foul #1 | 24-39 |
| 18:03 | UAB | Willis Foret is fouled on the floor by Quinn Botkin - foul #2 on Quinn Botkin, team foul #2 | 24-39 |
| 17:48 | UAB | Willis Foret buries a jump hook from the right block | 26-39 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin scores on a floater from the left side set up by Kenneth Smith | 26-41 |
| 17:17 | UAB | Quinn Botkin steals it from Joseph Kapp | 26-41 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Greg Walker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Powers | 26-43 |
| 16:37 | UAB | James Rouse is fouled on the floor by Dustin Holbrook - foul #1 on Dustin Holbrook, team foul #3 | 26-43 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (PG) Leroy Polakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), John Mays (SG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Clarence Birdwell (PF), John Alejandro (C) Kenneth Smith, Dustin Holbrook, John Powers, Quinn Botkin, Greg Walker | |
| 16:19 | UAB | Joseph Kapp clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by John Alejandro - foul #1 on John Alejandro, team foul #4 | 26-43 |
| 16:19 | UAB | Joseph Kapp makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 16:19 | UAB | Joseph Kapp makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | John Mays hits the finger roll set up by Charles Kawakami | 28-45 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rouse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willis Foret (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Kapp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Campbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mays (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) C - John Alejandro (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | UAB | Joseph Kapp misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 28-45 |
| 15:41 | UAB | Willis Foret snags the offensive board | 28-45 |
| 15:23 | UAB | Joseph Kapp banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gerald Fairchild and the foul's on Charles Kawakami - foul #3 on Charles Kawakami, team foul #5 | 30-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), Russell Taylor (SF), Stan Hebert (C) Gerald Fairchild, James Rouse, Willis Foret | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Quinn Botkin (PF), Greg Walker (C) John Mays, Clarence Birdwell, John Alejandro | |
| 15:23 | UAB | Joseph Kapp misses the free throw | 30-45 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin grabs the board | 30-45 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Leroy Polakowski is called for the reach on Kenneth Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leroy Polakowski, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Marion Smith (PF) Joseph Kapp | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stan Hebert - foul #4 on Stan Hebert, team foul #4 | 30-45 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (SG), Willis Foret (SF) David Campbell, Stan Hebert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (SG) Kevin Pegues | |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami misses the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 14:39 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-46 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Kenneth Smith | 30-46 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses the easy layup | 30-46 |
| 14:24 | UAB | The rebound goes to Russell Taylor | 30-46 |
| 14:07 | UAB | Quinn Botkin blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Leroy Polakowski | 30-46 |
| 14:05 | UAB | Willis Foret hits the follow up shot | 32-46 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin misses the lay-in | 32-46 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Smith | 32-46 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 32-46 |
| 13:22 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild grabs the board | 32-46 |
| 13:04 | UAB | Willis Foret misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-46 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Kenneth Smith | 32-46 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Marion Smith - foul #4 on Marion Smith, team foul #5 | 32-46 |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (PG), James Rouse (SG), Joseph Kapp (PF) Leroy Polakowski, Gerald Fairchild, Marion Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), John Mays (SG), John Powers (SF), Clarence Birdwell (C) Kenneth Smith, Dustin Holbrook, Charles Kawakami, Greg Walker | |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 12:29 | UAB | James Rouse loses the dribble to Kevin Pegues | 32-48 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Russell Taylor steals the ball from Quinn Botkin | 32-48 |
| 11:46 | UAB | Joseph Kapp hits a shot from just outside the lane | 34-48 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - David Campbell (fresh) SG - James Rouse (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willis Foret (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Kapp (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Russell Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Mays (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Powers (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | John Mays hits the finger roll on a great pass from Quinn Botkin | 34-50 |
| 11:33 | UAB | Joseph Kapp is fouled on the floor by Clarence Birdwell - foul #3 on Clarence Birdwell, team foul #6 | 34-50 |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG) Russell Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Walker (C) Quinn Botkin | |
| 11:19 | UAB | Joseph Kapp's pass is intercepted by Clarence Birdwell | 34-50 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Greg Walker drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by John Mays | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 10:32 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Rouse | 37-52 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Greg Walker | 37-54 |
| 10:05 | UAB | Joseph Kapp's fadeaway is rejected by Clarence Birdwell | 37-54 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | Greg Walker gets the rebound | 37-54 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | John Powers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-54 |
| 09:42 | UAB | David Campbell snags the defensive board | 37-54 |
| 09:26 | UAB | David Campbell misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-54 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi | John Powers grabs the board | 37-54 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Greg Walker loses the dribble to David Campbell | 37-54 |
| 08:45 | UAB | A charge is called on Leroy Polakowski - foul #4 on Leroy Polakowski, team foul #6 | 37-54 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (PG), Russell Taylor (C) Leroy Polakowski, David Campbell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Dustin Holbrook (SG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Quinn Botkin (PF), John Alejandro (C) Kevin Pegues, John Mays, John Powers, Clarence Birdwell, Greg Walker | |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami is hacked by James Rouse - foul #2 on James Rouse, team foul #7 | 37-54 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami misses the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 08:24 | UAB | Willis Foret snags the defensive board | 37-54 |
| 08:07 | UAB | Joseph Kapp hits a floater in the lane set up by Gerald Fairchild | 39-54 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith's pass is intercepted by James Rouse | 39-54 |
| 07:39 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-54 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | John Alejandro pulls down the rebound | 39-54 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Rouse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willis Foret (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Kapp (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Russell Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Quinn Botkin (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Alejandro (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Willis Foret - foul #2 on Willis Foret, team foul #8 | 39-54 |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), David Campbell (SG), Marion Smith (PF), Stan Hebert (C) Gerald Fairchild, James Rouse, Willis Foret, Joseph Kapp | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 07:25 | UAB | Marion Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Leroy Polakowski | 42-55 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Smith and the foul's on Marion Smith - foul #5 on Marion Smith, team foul #9 | 42-57 |
| Subs | UAB | Joseph Kapp (PF) Marion Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Walker (C) John Alejandro | |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami misses the free throw | 42-57 |
| 07:01 | UAB | Stan Hebert grabs the defensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 06:47 | UAB | Joseph Kapp hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Leroy Polakowski | 45-57 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook lays it up and in set up by Greg Walker | 45-59 |
| 06:15 | UAB | David Campbell misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-59 |
| 06:13 | UAB | Stan Hebert snags the offensive board | 45-59 |
| 06:00 | UAB | Russell Taylor buries a shot from the left wing set up by Leroy Polakowski | 47-59 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-59 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Greg Walker tips it home | 47-61 |
| 05:35 | UAB | Joseph Kapp is denied on a layup by Greg Walker | 47-61 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | Greg Walker grabs the board | 47-61 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook travels with the ball | 47-61 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (PG), Willis Foret (SF) Leroy Polakowski, Russell Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), John Mays (SG), John Powers (SF), Clarence Birdwell (PF) Kenneth Smith, Dustin Holbrook, Charles Kawakami, Quinn Botkin | |
| 05:07 | UAB | Willis Foret drills a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by John Powers - foul #2 on John Powers, team foul #7 | 49-61 |
| 05:07 | UAB | Willis Foret makes the free throw | 50-61 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-61 |
| 04:39 | UAB | Stan Hebert gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:11 | UAB | David Campbell connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gerald Fairchild | 52-61 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi | John Powers connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Mays and he's hacked by Willis Foret - foul #3 on Willis Foret, team foul #10 | 52-63 |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), James Rouse (SG) Gerald Fairchild, David Campbell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Quinn Botkin (PF) John Mays, Greg Walker | |
| 03:50 | Mississippi | John Powers makes the free throw | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:40 | UAB | Joseph Kapp's layup is rejected by Quinn Botkin | 52-64 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Leroy Polakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Rouse (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willis Foret (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Kapp (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Stan Hebert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Powers (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Quinn Botkin (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell comes up short on the floater from the right side | 52-64 |
| 03:18 | UAB | The rebound goes to James Rouse | 52-64 |
| 03:04 | UAB | Willis Foret misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 52-64 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-64 |
| Subs | UAB | Russell Taylor (SF), David Campbell (PF) Willis Foret, Joseph Kapp | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (SG), Greg Walker (C) Kevin Pegues, Clarence Birdwell | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin knocks in the shot from close range set up by John Powers | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:29 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-66 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | Greg Walker pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin misses badly on a floater from the right side | 52-66 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Greg Walker hits the follow up shot | 52-68 |
| 01:47 | UAB | David Campbell drills a 3 from straight away | 55-68 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Smith | 55-70 |
| 01:09 | UAB | Russell Taylor can't finish the layup | 55-70 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Greg Walker gets the rebound | 55-70 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook is fouled on the floor by James Rouse - foul #3 on James Rouse, team foul #11 | 55-70 |
| Subs | UAB | Nicholas Gould (PG), Gerald Fairchild (SG), Joseph Kapp (PF) Leroy Polakowski, James Rouse, Stan Hebert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Clarence Birdwell (PF), John Alejandro (C) Kenneth Smith, John Powers, Quinn Botkin, Greg Walker | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-71 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (SG) Dustin Holbrook | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | John Alejandro drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from John Mays | 55-73 |
| 00:10 | UAB | Clarence Birdwell steps in front of the Russell Taylor pass | 55-73 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues runs out the clock | 55-73 |