| Lineup | UAB | PG - Leroy Polakowski (fresh) SG - James Rouse (fresh) SF - Willis Foret (fresh) PF - Joseph Kapp (fresh) C - Stan Hebert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Everett Glantz (fresh) SG - Jimmie Stewart (fresh) SF - Charles Black (fresh) PF - Michael Anglin (fresh) C - Mark Pennington (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Mark Pennington wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | Utah State | Charles Black scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Everett Glantz | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | UAB | Charles Black is called for the reach on James Rouse - foul #1 on Charles Black, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | UAB | James Rouse misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | UAB | Joseph Kapp tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Utah State | Charles Black comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | UAB | Willis Foret gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | UAB | James Rouse tips it home | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | Utah State | Everett Glantz's pass is intercepted by Willis Foret | 4-2 |
| 18:27 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-2 |
| 18:25 | Utah State | Michael Anglin grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | Utah State | Michael Anglin hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Mark Pennington | 4-5 |
| 17:45 | UAB | James Rouse's layup is rejected by Michael Anglin | 4-5 |
| 17:44 | Utah State | Mark Pennington grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 17:30 | Utah State | Joseph Kapp is called for the reach on Michael Anglin - foul #1 on Joseph Kapp, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Nick Petrillo (PG), Joe Cevallos (SG), Stanley Wagner (SF), James Jones (PF), Walter Hines (C) Everett Glantz, Jimmie Stewart, Charles Black, Michael Anglin, Mark Pennington | |
| 17:13 | Utah State | James Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Kapp | 4-5 |
| 17:11 | UAB | Stan Hebert snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:09 | UAB | Stanley Wagner is called for the reach on Willis Foret in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Wagner, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (SG), Russell Taylor (C) James Rouse, Stan Hebert | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 17:02 | UAB | Joseph Kapp drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Leroy Polakowski | 6-5 |
| 16:44 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-5 |
| 16:43 | UAB | David Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:29 | UAB | David Campbell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 6-5 |
| 16:27 | Utah State | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:17 | Utah State | Walter Hines buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Joe Cevallos and the foul's on Willis Foret - foul #1 on Willis Foret, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (PG), Marion Smith (PF), Stan Hebert (C) Leroy Polakowski, Willis Foret, Joseph Kapp | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 16:17 | Utah State | Walter Hines makes the free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:10 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Tyrone Mary (C) Walter Hines | |
| 15:53 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-11 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) SG - David Campbell (fresh) SF - Russell Taylor (fresh) PF - Marion Smith (fresh) C - Stan Hebert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Nick Petrillo (fairly fresh) SG - Joe Cevallos (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Wagner (fresh) PF - James Jones (fairly fresh) C - Tyrone Mary (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | UAB | Russell Taylor double dribbles in the backcourt | 6-11 |
| Subs | UAB | James Rouse (SG) Gerald Fairchild | |
| Subs | Utah State | Everett Glantz (PG), Jimmie Stewart (SG), Charles Black (SF), Mark Pennington (C) Nick Petrillo, Joe Cevallos, Stanley Wagner, James Jones | |
| 15:34 | Utah State | Mark Pennington hits a shot from the right block | 6-13 |
| 15:28 | UAB | Russell Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-13 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (PG), Willis Foret (SF) Russell Taylor, Stan Hebert | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 15:14 | Utah State | Gerald Fairchild takes the ball from Mark Pennington | 6-13 |
| 15:10 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild hits the finger roll | 8-13 |
| 14:49 | Utah State | Tyrone Mary misses short on a jumper near the basket | 8-13 |
| 14:47 | UAB | The rebound goes to Marion Smith | 8-13 |
| 14:45 | UAB | Everett Glantz steps in front of the Gerald Fairchild pass in the backcourt | 8-13 |
| 14:44 | Utah State | Everett Glantz lays it up and in | 8-15 |
| 14:35 | UAB | James Rouse is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Rouse, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), Joseph Kapp (PF), Stan Hebert (C) James Rouse, Marion Smith, David Campbell | |
| Subs | Utah State | Terry Hughes (PG), Joe Cevallos (SG), Stanley Wagner (SF), Michael Anglin (PF), Walter Hines (C) Everett Glantz, Jimmie Stewart, Charles Black, Tyrone Mary, Mark Pennington | |
| 14:18 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Hughes | 8-17 |
| 14:05 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-17 |
| 14:03 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos snags the defensive board | 8-17 |
| 13:59 | Utah State | Terry Hughes is denied on a layup by Stan Hebert | 8-17 |
| 13:58 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos grabs the offensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 13:45 | Utah State | Michael Anglin hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Stanley Wagner | 8-19 |
| 13:23 | UAB | Stan Hebert scores on a runner from close range and he's hacked by Michael Anglin - foul #1 on Michael Anglin, team foul #3 | 10-19 |
| Subs | UAB | Nicholas Gould (PG), David Campbell (SG), Russell Taylor (SF) Leroy Polakowski, Gerald Fairchild, Willis Foret | |
| Subs | Utah State | Everett Glantz (PG), Jimmie Stewart (SG), Charles Black (SF), James Jones (C) Terry Hughes, Joe Cevallos, Stanley Wagner, Walter Hines | |
| 13:23 | UAB | Stan Hebert makes the free throw | 11-19 |
| 13:08 | Utah State | Everett Glantz misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-19 |
| 13:07 | Utah State | James Jones misses the tip | 11-19 |
| 13:06 | Utah State | Everett Glantz misses the tip | 11-19 |
| 13:05 | Utah State | Michael Anglin pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 12:56 | Utah State | Everett Glantz misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 11-19 |
| 12:55 | Utah State | Michael Anglin tips it back up and in | 11-21 |
| 12:35 | UAB | David Campbell misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-21 |
| 12:34 | Utah State | Charles Black grabs the defensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 12:19 | Utah State | James Jones is whistled for a carry | 11-21 |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), James Rouse (SG), Willis Foret (SF), Marion Smith (PF) Nicholas Gould, David Campbell, Joseph Kapp, Stan Hebert | |
| Subs | Utah State | Terry Hughes (PG), Nick Petrillo (SG), Joe Cevallos (SF), Tyrone Mary (PF), Mark Pennington (C) Everett Glantz, Jimmie Stewart, Charles Black, Michael Anglin, James Jones | |
| 11:57 | UAB | Russell Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 11-21 |
| 11:55 | UAB | Willis Foret grabs the offensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 11:43 | UAB | Mark Pennington steals the ball from Willis Foret | 11-21 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Leroy Polakowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willis Foret (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marion Smith (fresh) C - Russell Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Terry Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nick Petrillo (fresh) SF - Joe Cevallos (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tyrone Mary (fresh) C - Mark Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Utah State | Mark Pennington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-21 |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (C) Russell Taylor | |
| Subs | Utah State | Everett Glantz (PG), Stanley Wagner (SF) Terry Hughes, Joe Cevallos | |
| 11:07 | UAB | Marion Smith can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-21 |
| 11:06 | Utah State | Nick Petrillo grabs the defensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 10:45 | Utah State | Tyrone Mary can't finish the layup but the foul's on Marion Smith - foul #1 on Marion Smith, team foul #4 | 11-21 |
| Subs | UAB | Nicholas Gould (PG), Joseph Kapp (PF), Stan Hebert (C) Leroy Polakowski, James Rouse, Marion Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart (SG), James Jones (C) Nick Petrillo, Mark Pennington | |
| 10:45 | Utah State | Tyrone Mary makes the 1st free throw | 11-22 |
| 10:45 | Utah State | Tyrone Mary makes the 2nd free throw | 11-23 |
| 10:40 | UAB | Jimmie Stewart picks off the pass by David Campbell in the backcourt | 11-23 |
| 10:37 | Utah State | Everett Glantz misses the easy layup | 11-23 |
| 10:35 | UAB | David Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 11-23 |
| 10:18 | UAB | David Campbell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-23 |
| 10:16 | UAB | Nicholas Gould grabs the offensive rebound | 11-23 |
| 09:53 | UAB | Stan Hebert misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 11-23 |
| 09:52 | UAB | Joseph Kapp tips it home | 13-23 |
| 09:23 | Utah State | James Jones is hacked by Stan Hebert - foul #1 on Stan Hebert, team foul #5 | 13-23 |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), James Rouse (SG), Marion Smith (SF) Nicholas Gould, David Campbell, Willis Foret | |
| Subs | Utah State | Terry Hughes (PG), Joe Cevallos (SF), Michael Anglin (PF), Walter Hines (C) Everett Glantz, Stanley Wagner, Tyrone Mary, James Jones | |
| 09:05 | Utah State | Joseph Kapp swats the layup by Joe Cevallos | 13-23 |
| 09:03 | UAB | Stan Hebert snags the defensive board | 13-23 |
| 08:50 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-23 |
| 08:48 | Utah State | Michael Anglin pulls down the rebound | 13-23 |
| 08:43 | Utah State | Terry Hughes misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joseph Kapp - foul #2 on Joseph Kapp, team foul #6 | 13-23 |
| Subs | UAB | Russell Taylor (SF) Joseph Kapp | |
| Subs | Utah State | Nick Petrillo (SG), Charles Black (SF), Mark Pennington (C) Jimmie Stewart, Joe Cevallos, Walter Hines | |
| 08:43 | Utah State | Terry Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 08:43 | Utah State | Terry Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 08:14 | UAB | Mark Pennington steals the ball from Leroy Polakowski | 13-25 |
| 07:57 | Utah State | Michael Anglin clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Marion Smith - foul #2 on Marion Smith, team foul #7 | 13-25 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerald Fairchild (PG), Willis Foret (SF), David Campbell (C) Leroy Polakowski, Marion Smith, Stan Hebert | |
| Subs | Utah State | Everett Glantz (PG), Joe Cevallos (SF) Terry Hughes, Charles Black | |
| 07:57 | Utah State | Michael Anglin misses the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 07:57 | Utah State | Michael Anglin makes the 2nd free throw | 13-26 |
| 07:48 | UAB | Russell Taylor clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Anglin - foul #2 on Michael Anglin, team foul #4 | 13-26 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart (SG), Walter Hines (PF) Nick Petrillo, Michael Anglin | |
| 07:48 | UAB | Russell Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 07:48 | UAB | Russell Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 07:48 | Utah State | Mark Pennington gets the rebound | 14-26 |
| 07:32 | Utah State | Everett Glantz blows the layup | 14-26 |
| 07:30 | Utah State | Walter Hines tips it back up and in | 14-28 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Gerald Fairchild (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Rouse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willis Foret (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Russell Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - David Campbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Everett Glantz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmie Stewart (fairly fresh) SF - Joe Cevallos (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Hines (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Pennington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:09 | UAB | James Rouse misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-28 |
| 07:08 | Utah State | Walter Hines pulls down the rebound | 14-28 |
| 07:02 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos lays it in set up by Everett Glantz and he's fouled by Willis Foret - foul #2 on Willis Foret, team foul #8 | 14-30 |
| Subs | UAB | Stan Hebert (C) Willis Foret | |
| Subs | Utah State | Stanley Wagner (SF), James Jones (PF) Everett Glantz, Mark Pennington | |
| 07:02 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos makes the free throw | 14-31 |
| 06:56 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild is hacked by James Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #5 | 14-31 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Black (SF) Jimmie Stewart | |
| 06:31 | UAB | Stan Hebert is open but misses the lay-in | 14-31 |
| 06:30 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos grabs the defensive rebound | 14-31 |
| 06:12 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Rouse - foul #2 on James Rouse, team foul #9 | 14-31 |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG) James Rouse | |
| Subs | Utah State | Nick Petrillo (SG), Tyrone Mary (C) Charles Black, Walter Hines | |
| 06:12 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos makes the 1st free throw | 14-32 |
| 06:12 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos makes the 2nd free throw | 14-33 |
| 05:53 | UAB | Stan Hebert is fouled on the floor by Tyrone Mary - foul #1 on Tyrone Mary, team foul #6 | 14-33 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Terry Hughes (PG), Mark Pennington (C) Joe Cevallos, James Jones | |
| 05:36 | UAB | Russell Taylor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-33 |
| 05:35 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild gets the offensive rebound | 14-33 |
| 05:21 | UAB | David Campbell misses the jumpshot from the right side | 14-33 |
| 05:19 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski tips it but misses | 14-33 |
| 05:18 | UAB | David Campbell hits the follow up shot | 16-33 |
| 04:58 | Utah State | Terry Hughes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-33 |
| 04:56 | UAB | Russell Taylor grabs the board | 16-33 |
| 04:50 | UAB | Gerald Fairchild is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leroy Polakowski | 19-33 |
| 04:33 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner buries a jumper from close range set up by Nick Petrillo | 19-35 |
| 04:31 | UAB | Mark Pennington picks off the pass by David Campbell in the backcourt | 19-35 |
| 04:15 | Utah State | Tyrone Mary misses the lay-in | 19-35 |
| 04:14 | UAB | Russell Taylor snags the defensive board | 19-35 |
| 03:55 | UAB | Leroy Polakowski is open and buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from David Campbell | 21-35 |
| 03:38 | Utah State | Stanley Wagner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-35 |
| 03:37 | Utah State | Tyrone Mary hits the follow up shot | 21-37 |
| 03:11 | UAB | Russell Taylor double dribbles | 21-37 |
| Subs | UAB | Nicholas Gould (PG), James Rouse (SG), Willis Foret (SF), Joseph Kapp (PF), Marion Smith (C) Leroy Polakowski, Gerald Fairchild, Russell Taylor, David Campbell, Stan Hebert | |
| Subs | Utah State | Everett Glantz (PG), Jimmie Stewart (SG), Charles Black (SF), Michael Anglin (PF), James Jones (C) Terry Hughes, Nick Petrillo, Stanley Wagner, Tyrone Mary, Mark Pennington | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Nicholas Gould (fresh) SG - James Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willis Foret (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Kapp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Marion Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Everett Glantz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmie Stewart (fresh) SF - Charles Black (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Anglin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Utah State | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 21-37 |
| 02:46 | UAB | The rebound goes to Willis Foret | 21-37 |
| 02:44 | UAB | Charles Black takes the ball from Marion Smith in the backcourt | 21-37 |
| 02:42 | Utah State | Everett Glantz throws it down on a nice dish by Charles Black | 21-39 |
| 02:23 | UAB | James Rouse misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-39 |
| 02:22 | Utah State | Charles Black snags the defensive board | 21-39 |
| 01:54 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Everett Glantz and he's hacked by Joseph Kapp - foul #3 on Joseph Kapp, team foul #10 | 21-41 |
| Subs | UAB | David Campbell (C) Joseph Kapp | |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Hines (C) James Jones | |
| 01:54 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart makes the free throw | 21-42 |
| 01:52 | UAB | Nicholas Gould is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Hines - foul #1 on Walter Hines, team foul #7 | 21-42 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Joe Cevallos (SF) Charles Black | |
| 01:52 | UAB | Nicholas Gould makes the 1st free throw | 22-42 |
| 01:52 | UAB | Nicholas Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 23-42 |
| 01:42 | Utah State | Michael Anglin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-42 |
| 01:41 | UAB | Willis Foret pulls down the rebound | 23-42 |
| 01:22 | UAB | Marion Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 23-42 |
| 01:21 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos snags the defensive board | 23-42 |
| 00:59 | Utah State | Walter Hines clanks a driving attempt from close range | 23-42 |
| 00:58 | Utah State | Walter Hines gets the offensive rebound | 23-42 |
| 00:50 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by James Rouse - foul #3 on James Rouse, team foul #11 | 23-42 |
| Subs | UAB | Leroy Polakowski (PG), Stan Hebert (C) Nicholas Gould, James Rouse | |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Black (SF), James Jones (PF) Everett Glantz, Michael Anglin | |
| 00:50 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 23-43 |
| 00:50 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 23-44 |
| 00:35 | UAB | Joe Cevallos steals the ball from David Campbell | 23-44 |
| 00:32 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart misses the easy layup | 23-44 |
| 00:31 | UAB | Willis Foret grabs the defensive rebound | 23-44 |
| 00:12 | UAB | Marion Smith makes the fadeaway near the basket | 25-44 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 25-44 |