| Lineup | TCU | PG - Paul Gantz (fresh) SG - Pauly Jackson (fresh) SF - Melvin Green (fresh) PF - Alex Loftus (fresh) C - Randy Busby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fresh) SG - James Parsons (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Jimmy Defranco (fresh) C - David Damon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Melvin Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | TCU | Pauly Jackson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Alabama | John Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Brown | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | TCU | Melvin Green lays it in on a great pass from Alex Loftus | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Alabama | David Damon knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Brown | 2-4 |
| 18:49 | TCU | Pauly Jackson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Gantz | 5-4 |
| 18:32 | Alabama | David Damon misses long on a runner in the lane | 5-4 |
| 18:30 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco grabs the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 18:04 | Alabama | Michael Brown's layup is rejected by Randy Busby | 5-4 |
| 18:02 | TCU | Paul Gantz pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:48 | TCU | Pauly Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | TCU | Melvin Green gets the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:39 | TCU | Melvin Green is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Melvin Green, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) John Anderson, Jimmy Defranco, David Damon | |
| 17:10 | Alabama | James Parsons comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randy Busby - foul #1 on Randy Busby, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | TCU | Kevin Dolby (SG), Edward Fisher (PF), Marty Nebel (C) Pauly Jackson, Alex Loftus, Randy Busby | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Anderson (PG), Jimmy Defranco (SF) James Hathcock, Michael Brown | |
| 17:10 | Alabama | James Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:10 | Alabama | James Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:59 | TCU | Paul Gantz misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:58 | Alabama | Edgar Johnson gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:37 | Alabama | James Parsons misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Gantz - foul #1 on Paul Gantz, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Lee (SF) Melvin Green | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Brown (SF), Matthew Folkes (PF), David Damon (C) Jimmy Defranco, Edgar Johnson, John Wellman | |
| 16:37 | Alabama | James Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:37 | Alabama | James Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:22 | TCU | Edward Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Rolfe (PG) Paul Gantz | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (SG), Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) James Parsons, Matthew Folkes, David Damon | |
| 16:02 | Alabama | John Anderson misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 5-8 |
| 16:00 | TCU | Marty Nebel grabs the board | 5-8 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Thomas Rolfe (fresh) SG - Kevin Dolby (fresh) SF - Thomas Lee (fresh) PF - Edward Fisher (fresh) C - Marty Nebel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jimmy Defranco (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Edgar Johnson (fresh) C - John Wellman (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | TCU | Thomas Rolfe clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-8 |
| 15:52 | TCU | Marty Nebel grabs the offensive board | 5-8 |
| 15:38 | TCU | Kevin Dolby hits the finger roll set up by Edward Fisher | 7-8 |
| 15:13 | Alabama | John Anderson is fouled on the floor by Edward Fisher - foul #1 on Edward Fisher, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | TCU | Paul Gantz (PG), Pauly Jackson (SG), Melvin Green (SF), Alex Loftus (PF), Randy Busby (C) Thomas Rolfe, Kevin Dolby, Thomas Lee, Edward Fisher, Marty Nebel | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (SG), Matthew Folkes (PF), David Damon (C) Jimmy Defranco, Edgar Johnson, John Wellman | |
| 14:59 | Alabama | David Damon misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Alex Loftus - foul #1 on Alex Loftus, team foul #5 | 7-8 |
| 14:59 | Alabama | David Damon misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:59 | Alabama | David Damon misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:59 | TCU | Melvin Green grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:50 | TCU | Michael Brown steps in front of the Melvin Green pass | 7-8 |
| 14:21 | Alabama | James Parsons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (SF) Michael Brown | |
| 13:59 | TCU | Paul Gantz misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 13:58 | Alabama | David Damon pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:47 | Alabama | James Parsons drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-11 |
| 13:38 | TCU | John Anderson steals it from Paul Gantz | 7-11 |
| 13:23 | Alabama | John Anderson buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Parsons | 7-13 |
| 13:12 | TCU | Paul Gantz misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 7-13 |
| 13:10 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 12:41 | Alabama | John Anderson is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Anderson, team foul #1 | 7-13 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) John Anderson, Jimmy Defranco, Matthew Folkes, David Damon | |
| 12:31 | TCU | Paul Gantz is hacked by James Hathcock - foul #1 on James Hathcock, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Anderson (PG), David Damon (C) James Hathcock, John Wellman | |
| 12:22 | TCU | James Parsons steps in front of the Pauly Jackson pass | 7-13 |
| 12:18 | Alabama | James Parsons banks in the layup | 7-15 |
| 12:02 | TCU | Randy Busby's fadeaway is rejected by Edgar Johnson | 7-15 |
| 12:01 | Alabama | Edgar Johnson pulls down the rebound | 7-15 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Paul Gantz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pauly Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Melvin Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Loftus (fresh) C - Randy Busby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Parsons (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Edgar Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Damon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Alabama | Edgar Johnson's pass is intercepted by Pauly Jackson | 7-15 |
| 11:36 | TCU | Pauly Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-15 |
| 11:34 | Alabama | David Damon gets the rebound | 7-15 |
| 11:10 | Alabama | David Damon is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David Damon, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Rolfe (PG), Kevin Dolby (SG), Thomas Lee (SF), Edward Fisher (PF), Marty Nebel (C) Paul Gantz, Pauly Jackson, Melvin Green, Alex Loftus, Randy Busby | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Jimmy Defranco (SG), Matthew Folkes (PF), John Wellman (C) John Anderson, James Parsons, Edgar Johnson, David Damon | |
| 10:59 | TCU | Thomas Lee is hacked by James Hathcock - foul #2 on James Hathcock, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Anderson (PG), James Parsons (SG) James Hathcock, Matthew Folkes | |
| 10:52 | TCU | Thomas Rolfe makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Lee | 10-15 |
| 10:33 | Alabama | Michael Brown hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 10-15 |
| 10:32 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco grabs the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 10:03 | Alabama | Michael Brown connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Anderson | 10-17 |
| 09:52 | TCU | Thomas Rolfe is whistled for a carry | 10-17 |
| Subs | TCU | Paul Gantz (PG), Melvin Green (SF) Thomas Rolfe, Thomas Lee | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Folkes (PF), David Damon (C) James Parsons, John Wellman | |
| 09:23 | Alabama | John Anderson misses the dunk but the foul's on Paul Gantz - foul #2 on Paul Gantz, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Rolfe (PG), Pauly Jackson (SG), Alex Loftus (PF), Randy Busby (C) Paul Gantz, Kevin Dolby, Edward Fisher, Marty Nebel | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (SG) Matthew Folkes | |
| 09:23 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 09:23 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 09:19 | TCU | Thomas Rolfe loses the dribble to John Anderson in the backcourt | 10-19 |
| 08:59 | Alabama | David Damon scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by John Anderson | 10-21 |
| 08:41 | TCU | Alex Loftus is called for 5 seconds | 10-21 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Folkes (PF) Jimmy Defranco | |
| 08:21 | Alabama | David Damon lays it in on a nice dish by James Parsons and he's fouled by Randy Busby - foul #2 on Randy Busby, team foul #7 | 10-23 |
| Subs | TCU | Marty Nebel (C) Randy Busby | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (PF) Matthew Folkes | |
| 08:21 | Alabama | David Damon makes the free throw | 10-24 |
| 08:11 | TCU | Thomas Rolfe scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-24 |
| 07:46 | Alabama | John Anderson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Rolfe - foul #1 on Thomas Rolfe, team foul #8 | 12-24 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) Jimmy Defranco, David Damon | |
| 07:46 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 12-25 |
| 07:46 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-26 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Thomas Rolfe (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Pauly Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Melvin Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Loftus (fresh) C - Marty Nebel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Parsons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edgar Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Wellman (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | TCU | Alex Loftus can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 12-26 |
| 07:33 | TCU | Alex Loftus gets the offensive rebound | 12-26 |
| 07:24 | TCU | Thomas Rolfe misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-26 |
| 07:22 | TCU | Alex Loftus grabs the offensive board | 12-26 |
| 07:14 | TCU | Pauly Jackson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-26 |
| 07:12 | Alabama | Edgar Johnson gets the rebound | 12-26 |
| 06:55 | Alabama | James Parsons makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Brown | 12-29 |
| 06:45 | TCU | Melvin Green comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-29 |
| 06:43 | TCU | Alex Loftus snags the offensive board | 12-29 |
| 06:34 | TCU | Pauly Jackson misses long on a shot from the left wing | 12-29 |
| 06:32 | Alabama | John Wellman grabs the board | 12-29 |
| 06:17 | Alabama | James Parsons misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Pauly Jackson - foul #1 on Pauly Jackson, team foul #9 | 12-29 |
| Subs | TCU | Paul Gantz (PG), Kevin Dolby (SG), Thomas Lee (SF), Edward Fisher (PF), Randy Busby (C) Thomas Rolfe, Pauly Jackson, Melvin Green, Alex Loftus, Marty Nebel | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (SF), Matthew Folkes (PF), David Damon (C) Michael Brown, Edgar Johnson, John Wellman | |
| 06:17 | Alabama | James Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 12-30 |
| 06:17 | Alabama | James Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 12-31 |
| 06:03 | TCU | Randy Busby can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Damon - foul #2 on David Damon, team foul #5 | 12-31 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Brown (SF), John Wellman (C) James Parsons, David Damon | |
| 06:03 | TCU | Randy Busby makes the 1st free throw | 13-31 |
| 06:03 | TCU | Randy Busby makes the 2nd free throw | 14-31 |
| 05:45 | Alabama | Edward Fisher swats the short shot by John Wellman | 14-31 |
| 05:43 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco grabs the offensive board | 14-31 |
| 05:28 | Alabama | John Anderson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 14-34 |
| 05:22 | TCU | Paul Gantz comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-34 |
| 05:21 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes pulls down the rebound | 14-34 |
| 04:57 | Alabama | John Anderson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 14-34 |
| 04:55 | TCU | Thomas Lee pulls down the rebound | 14-34 |
| 04:41 | TCU | Paul Gantz connects on the shot from the left side and the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #6 | 16-34 |
| Subs | TCU | Melvin Green (SF), Alex Loftus (PF) Thomas Lee, Edward Fisher | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (SG), Edgar Johnson (C) Matthew Folkes, John Wellman | |
| 04:41 | TCU | Paul Gantz makes the free throw | 17-34 |
| 04:22 | Alabama | James Parsons misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 17-34 |
| 04:21 | TCU | Randy Busby snags the defensive board | 17-34 |
| 04:15 | TCU | Alex Loftus can't finish the layup | 17-34 |
| 04:14 | Alabama | James Parsons gets the rebound | 17-34 |
| 03:45 | Alabama | John Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-34 |
| 03:43 | TCU | Kevin Dolby pulls down the rebound | 17-34 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Paul Gantz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Dolby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Loftus (fresh) 3 reb. C - Randy Busby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Parsons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Defranco (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edgar Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:40 | TCU | Paul Gantz is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Gantz, team foul #10 | 17-34 |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Rolfe (PG), Pauly Jackson (SG) Paul Gantz, Kevin Dolby | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), David Damon (C) John Anderson, Edgar Johnson | |
| 03:11 | Alabama | James Parsons hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Michael Brown | 17-36 |
| 02:54 | TCU | Pauly Jackson misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by James Parsons - foul #1 on James Parsons, team foul #7 | 17-36 |
| Subs | TCU | Edward Fisher (PF), Marty Nebel (C) Alex Loftus, Randy Busby | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Anderson (PG) James Hathcock | |
| 02:54 | TCU | Pauly Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 18-36 |
| 02:54 | TCU | Pauly Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-36 |
| 02:36 | Alabama | John Anderson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 19-36 |
| 02:35 | Alabama | Michael Brown tips it home | 19-38 |
| 02:28 | TCU | Melvin Green misses the runner from the right block | 19-38 |
| 02:27 | TCU | Pauly Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 19-38 |
| 02:13 | TCU | Melvin Green misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Parsons - foul #2 on James Parsons, team foul #8 | 19-38 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Folkes (PF) Jimmy Defranco | |
| 02:13 | TCU | Melvin Green makes the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 02:13 | TCU | Melvin Green misses the 2nd free throw | 20-38 |
| 02:13 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes snags the defensive board | 20-38 |
| 01:50 | Alabama | John Anderson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-38 |
| 01:48 | TCU | Thomas Rolfe gets the rebound | 20-38 |
| 01:39 | TCU | Thomas Rolfe misses the 3 from the right wing | 20-38 |
| 01:37 | TCU | Marty Nebel tips it in | 22-38 |
| 01:16 | Alabama | David Damon misses badly on a runner in the paint | 22-38 |
| 01:14 | TCU | Marty Nebel grabs the defensive rebound | 22-38 |
| 01:08 | TCU | Edward Fisher buries a driving attempt in the lane | 24-38 |
| 00:46 | Alabama | John Anderson buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Parsons | 24-40 |
| 00:39 | TCU | Melvin Green misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 24-40 |
| 00:38 | TCU | Marty Nebel can't tip it in | 24-40 |
| 00:36 | Alabama | Michael Brown gets the rebound | 24-40 |
| 00:07 | Alabama | John Anderson is hacked by Marty Nebel - foul #1 on Marty Nebel, team foul #11 | 24-40 |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Lee (PG), Kevin Dolby (SG), William Millican (SF), Alex Loftus (PF), Randy Busby (C) Thomas Rolfe, Pauly Jackson, Melvin Green, Edward Fisher, Marty Nebel | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (SF), Edgar Johnson (PF) Michael Brown, Matthew Folkes | |
| 00:07 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 00:07 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 00:02 | TCU | James Parsons steals the ball from Kevin Dolby | 24-42 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | James Parsons hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 24-42 |