| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Preiss (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anton Millar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Victor Bartos (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Bence (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Parsons (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jimmy Defranco (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - David Damon (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Michael Brown inbounds the ball | 21-34 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Alabama | Michael Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Damon and the foul's on John Bence - foul #3 on John Bence, team foul #1 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), Alexander Lillibridge (SF), Robert Whitmore (PF), Barry White (C) Gary Wilson, Anton Millar, Victor Bartos, John Bence | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Wellman (C) David Damon | |
| 19:46 | Alabama | Michael Brown makes the free throw | 21-37 |
| 19:22 | Western Carolina | John Preiss misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-37 |
| 19:21 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge gets the offensive rebound | 21-37 |
| 19:13 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-37 |
| 19:12 | Alabama | John Wellman pulls down the rebound | 21-37 |
| 18:55 | Alabama | James Parsons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-37 |
| 18:54 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco tips it home | 21-39 |
| 18:41 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #1 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Anton Millar (SG), Victor Bartos (PF) Brandon Cox, Robert Whitmore | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Folkes (PF), David Damon (C) Jimmy Defranco, John Wellman | |
| 18:41 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge makes the 1st free throw | 22-39 |
| 18:41 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge makes the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 18:19 | Alabama | Barry White swats the dunk try by David Damon | 23-39 |
| 18:17 | Alabama | David Damon tips it home | 23-41 |
| 17:48 | Western Carolina | Anton Millar makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Alexander Lillibridge | 25-41 |
| 17:23 | Alabama | Michael Brown is hacked by Anton Millar - foul #2 on Anton Millar, team foul #2 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), Gary Wilson (SG), Randall Williams (PF) John Preiss, Alexander Lillibridge, Victor Bartos | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (PF) Matthew Folkes | |
| 17:02 | Alabama | James Parsons shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Brown | 25-44 |
| 16:49 | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-44 |
| 16:48 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jimmy Defranco | 25-44 |
| 16:27 | Alabama | James Parsons is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on James Parsons, team foul #2 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Preiss (PG), Victor Bartos (PF) Brandon Cox, Randall Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Wellman (C) David Damon | |
| 16:03 | Western Carolina | Barry White hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-44 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Preiss (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anton Millar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Victor Bartos (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barry White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Parsons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jimmy Defranco (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - John Wellman (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Alabama | John Wellman is fouled on the floor by Barry White - foul #2 on Barry White, team foul #3 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (SG), John Bence (C) Gary Wilson, Barry White | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Folkes (PF), David Damon (C) James Parsons, John Wellman | |
| 15:20 | Alabama | John Anderson is fouled on the floor by Victor Bartos - foul #1 on Victor Bartos, team foul #4 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson (SG) Christopher Bash | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (SG) Matthew Folkes | |
| 15:03 | Alabama | John Anderson loses the dribble to John Bence | 27-44 |
| 14:51 | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson's pass is intercepted by John Anderson | 27-44 |
| 14:28 | Alabama | David Damon scores on a floater near the basket set up by James Parsons | 27-46 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:12 | Western Carolina | Anton Millar misses badly on a runner in the lane | 27-46 |
| 14:10 | Alabama | John Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-46 |
| 13:53 | Alabama | John Preiss picks off the pass by James Parsons out of a doubleteam | 27-46 |
| 13:39 | Western Carolina | John Bence is fouled on the floor by David Damon - foul #1 on David Damon, team foul #3 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), Christopher Bash (SG), Alexander Lillibridge (SF), Randall Williams (PF) John Preiss, Gary Wilson, Anton Millar, Victor Bartos | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Folkes (PF), John Wellman (C) James Parsons, David Damon | |
| 13:24 | Western Carolina | John Bence double dribbles | 27-46 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (SG), Edgar Johnson (PF), David Damon (C) Jimmy Defranco, Matthew Folkes, John Wellman | |
| 12:59 | Alabama | David Damon misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by John Bence - foul #4 on John Bence, team foul #5 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Preiss (PG), Anton Millar (SF), Victor Bartos (PF), Barry White (C) Brandon Cox, Alexander Lillibridge, Randall Williams, John Bence | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (SG), Matthew Folkes (PF) James Parsons, Edgar Johnson | |
| 12:59 | Alabama | David Damon makes the 1st free throw | 27-47 |
| 12:59 | Alabama | David Damon misses the 2nd free throw | 27-47 |
| 12:59 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos grabs the defensive rebound | 27-47 |
| 12:44 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 27-47 |
| 12:42 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos hits the follow up shot | 29-47 |
| 12:19 | Alabama | Anton Millar picks off the pass by David Damon | 29-47 |
| 12:03 | Western Carolina | Barry White hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-47 |
| 12:01 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos tips it home | 31-47 |
| 11:37 | Alabama | John Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 31-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), Gary Wilson (SG), Alexander Lillibridge (SF), Randall Williams (PF) John Preiss, Christopher Bash, Anton Millar, Victor Bartos | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (SG), Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) Jimmy Defranco, Matthew Folkes, David Damon | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Brandon Cox (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alexander Lillibridge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Williams (fresh) C - Barry White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Parsons (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edgar Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Wellman (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:22 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Brown - foul #3 on Michael Brown, team foul #4 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Anton Millar (SF), Victor Bartos (C) Alexander Lillibridge, Barry White | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (SF) Michael Brown | |
| 11:22 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 11:22 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 11:22 | Alabama | Edgar Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 10:57 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco's pass is intercepted by Gary Wilson | 32-47 |
| 10:41 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Wellman - foul #1 on John Wellman, team foul #5 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge (SF), Barry White (C) Anton Millar, Victor Bartos | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Michael Brown (SF), David Damon (C) John Anderson, Edgar Johnson, John Wellman | |
| 10:41 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 10:41 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 10:41 | Alabama | David Damon snags the defensive board | 33-47 |
| 10:26 | Alabama | James Parsons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-47 |
| 10:25 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 10:08 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams can't finish the layup | 33-47 |
| 10:06 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge grabs the offensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 09:51 | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-47 |
| 09:50 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Barry White | 33-47 |
| 09:32 | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-47 |
| 09:07 | Alabama | James Hathcock makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jimmy Defranco | 36-50 |
| 08:50 | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-50 |
| 08:48 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jimmy Defranco | 36-50 |
| 08:31 | Alabama | Michael Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Wilson - foul #2 on Gary Wilson, team foul #6 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Preiss (PG), Christopher Bash (SG), Anton Millar (SF), Robert Whitmore (PF), Victor Bartos (C) Brandon Cox, Gary Wilson, Alexander Lillibridge, Randall Williams, Barry White | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Anderson (PG), Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) James Hathcock, Jimmy Defranco, David Damon | |
| 08:31 | Alabama | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 08:31 | Alabama | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:19 | Western Carolina | Anton Millar hits the finger roll | 38-52 |
| 07:59 | Alabama | James Parsons misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-52 |
| 07:58 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos snags the defensive board | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:54 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-52 |
| 07:52 | Alabama | Edgar Johnson snags the defensive board | 38-52 |
| 07:30 | Alabama | John Anderson clanks a turnaround from the right block | 38-52 |
| 07:29 | Alabama | Michael Brown tips it back up and in | 38-54 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Preiss (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Bash (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anton Millar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Robert Whitmore (fresh) C - Victor Bartos (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Parsons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Brown (tiring) 14 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Edgar Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Wellman (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:19 | Western Carolina | John Preiss misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 38-54 |
| 07:17 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos can't tip it in | 38-54 |
| 07:15 | Alabama | The rebound goes to James Parsons | 38-54 |
| 06:59 | Alabama | John Wellman dunks the ball and the foul's on Victor Bartos - foul #2 on Victor Bartos, team foul #7 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson (SG), John Bence (C) Christopher Bash, Robert Whitmore | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (SF), Matthew Folkes (PF) Michael Brown, Edgar Johnson | |
| 06:59 | Alabama | John Wellman makes the free throw | 38-57 |
| 06:45 | Western Carolina | Anton Millar is hacked by Matthew Folkes - foul #2 on Matthew Folkes, team foul #6 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (SG) Gary Wilson | |
| Subs | Alabama | David Damon (C) John Wellman | |
| 06:34 | Western Carolina | John Preiss blows the layup | 38-57 |
| 06:32 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco pulls down the rebound | 38-57 |
| 06:09 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-57 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson (SG) Christopher Bash | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Brown (SF) Matthew Folkes | |
| 05:48 | Western Carolina | Anton Millar misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on John Anderson - foul #2 on John Anderson, team foul #7 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Folkes (PF) Jimmy Defranco | |
| 05:48 | Western Carolina | Anton Millar makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 05:48 | Western Carolina | Anton Millar misses the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 05:48 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes snags the defensive board | 39-57 |
| 05:32 | Alabama | Michael Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-57 |
| 05:31 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Victor Bartos | 39-57 |
| 05:21 | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-57 |
| 05:20 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes gets the rebound | 39-57 |
| 05:16 | Alabama | James Parsons shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Anderson | 39-60 |
| 05:00 | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-60 |
| 04:58 | Alabama | David Damon pulls down the rebound | 39-60 |
| 04:31 | Alabama | John Preiss steps in front of the Michael Brown pass | 39-60 |
| 04:28 | Western Carolina | Anton Millar lays it in on a great pass from John Preiss | 41-60 |
| 04:06 | Alabama | John Bence blocks the short jumper by Michael Brown | 41-60 |
| 04:04 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos snags the defensive board | 41-60 |
| 03:53 | Western Carolina | The short jumper by Victor Bartos is denied by Michael Brown | 41-60 |
| 03:52 | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson misses the tip | 41-60 |
| 03:51 | Alabama | David Damon grabs the defensive rebound | 41-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Alabama | Gary Wilson doubles James Parsons and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Gary Wilson, team foul #8 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), Christopher Bash (SG), Alexander Lillibridge (SF), Robert Whitmore (PF), Carl Alexander (C) John Preiss, Gary Wilson, Anton Millar, Victor Bartos, John Bence | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (SF), Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) Michael Brown, Matthew Folkes, David Damon | |
| 03:30 | Alabama | James Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 03:30 | Alabama | James Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| 03:28 | Western Carolina | John Anderson steps in front of the Brandon Cox pass in the backcourt | 41-62 |
| 03:26 | Alabama | John Anderson lays it up and in | 41-64 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Brandon Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Bash (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alexander Lillibridge (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Whitmore (fresh) C - Carl Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Parsons (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmy Defranco (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. PF - Edgar Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Wellman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Western Carolina | Carl Alexander double dribbles | 41-64 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randall Williams (PF) Robert Whitmore | |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Brown (SF), David Damon (C) James Parsons, John Wellman | |
| 02:43 | Alabama | David Damon lays it up and in | 41-66 |
| 02:27 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jimmy Defranco - foul #1 on Jimmy Defranco, team foul #8 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Whitmore (PF), Barry White (C) Randall Williams, Carl Alexander | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (SG), John Wellman (C) Edgar Johnson, David Damon | |
| 02:27 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge makes the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 02:27 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge misses the 2nd free throw | 42-66 |
| 02:27 | Alabama | John Wellman gets the rebound | 42-66 |
| 02:13 | Alabama | Michael Brown knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from John Anderson | 42-68 |
| 01:55 | Western Carolina | Barry White connects on the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by John Wellman - foul #2 on John Wellman, team foul #9 | 44-68 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randall Williams (PF) Robert Whitmore | |
| Subs | Alabama | David Damon (C) John Wellman | |
| 01:55 | Western Carolina | Barry White makes the free throw | 45-68 |
| 01:34 | Alabama | Michael Brown can't finish the uncontested layup | 45-68 |
| 01:32 | Alabama | David Damon can't tip it in | 45-68 |
| 01:31 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to David Damon | 45-68 |
| 01:16 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Parsons | 45-70 |
| 01:03 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Brandon Cox | 47-70 |
| 00:46 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco misses the lay-in | 47-70 |
| 00:44 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 47-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-70 |
| 00:36 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jimmy Defranco | 47-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Alabama | John Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-70 |
| 00:09 | Western Carolina | Barry White can't finish the layup | 47-70 |
| 00:07 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams tips it in | 49-70 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | John Anderson runs out the clock | 49-70 |