| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Defranco (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edgar Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Damon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - William Perras (fresh) SG - Clarence Throop (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Warren Salvato (fresh) C - Byron Castaldo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Michael Brown inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Alabama | Edgar Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 32-25 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee Tech | Warren Salvato grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee Tech | Clarence Throop throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-25 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Folkes (PF), John Wellman (C) Edgar Johnson, David Damon | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 18:53 | Alabama | John Anderson hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jimmy Defranco | 34-25 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee Tech | Clarence Throop can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-25 |
| 18:44 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 18:21 | Alabama | John Anderson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo misses the dunk attempt | 36-25 |
| 18:09 | Alabama | Michael Brown snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 18:04 | Alabama | John Anderson misses the lay-in | 36-25 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee Tech | Clarence Throop pulls down the rebound | 36-25 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee Tech | William Perras hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 36-25 |
| 17:54 | Alabama | John Wellman grabs the board | 36-25 |
| 17:29 | Alabama | John Anderson is fouled on the floor by Byron Castaldo - foul #1 on Byron Castaldo, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Alabama | Edgar Johnson (PF), David Damon (C) Matthew Folkes, John Wellman | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 17:18 | Alabama | David Damon hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 36-25 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee Tech | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 17:00 | Tennessee Tech | John Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 16:41 | Alabama | Michael Brown hits a jumper from the left wing and the foul's on John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (SG) Jimmy Defranco | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Earnest Cutright (PG), James White (SF), Vincent Hunnicutt (PF) William Perras, John Smith, Warren Salvato | |
| 16:41 | Alabama | Michael Brown misses the free throw | 38-28 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee Tech | Clarence Throop hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-30 |
| 15:56 | Alabama | John Anderson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 38-30 |
| 15:54 | Alabama | Michael Brown snags the offensive board | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Parsons (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edgar Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Damon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Earnest Cutright (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clarence Throop (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James White (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Vincent Hunnicutt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Byron Castaldo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Alabama | John Anderson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 38-30 |
| 15:34 | Alabama | David Damon hits the follow up shot | 40-30 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo scores on a turnaround near the basket | 40-32 |
| 14:53 | Alabama | David Damon is fouled on the floor by Byron Castaldo - foul #2 on Byron Castaldo, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Folkes (PF) Edgar Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Perras (PG), John Smith (SF), Warren Salvato (PF), James Foreman (C) Clarence Throop, James White, Vincent Hunnicutt, Byron Castaldo | |
| 14:29 | Alabama | Matthew Folkes loses the dribble to James Foreman | 40-32 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee Tech | James Foreman misses the easy layup | 40-32 |
| 14:09 | Alabama | The rebound goes to James Parsons | 40-32 |
| 13:46 | Alabama | John Smith takes the ball from James Parsons | 40-32 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee Tech | James Foreman misses the shot from the baseline | 40-32 |
| 13:25 | Alabama | The rebound goes to David Damon | 40-32 |
| 13:05 | Alabama | Michael Brown can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Earnest Cutright - foul #3 on Earnest Cutright, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (PF), John Wellman (C) Matthew Folkes, David Damon | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Clarence Throop (SG), Byron Castaldo (C) Earnest Cutright, James Foreman | |
| 13:05 | Alabama | Michael Brown misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 13:05 | Alabama | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 12:47 | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 41-32 |
| 12:46 | Alabama | John Wellman gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 12:17 | Alabama | James Parsons connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Wellman | 44-32 |
| 11:53 | Tennessee Tech | Clarence Throop drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Byron Castaldo | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Parsons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Defranco (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Wellman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - William Perras (fresh) SG - Clarence Throop (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Salvato (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Byron Castaldo (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Alabama | James Parsons drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Anderson | 47-35 |
| 11:27 | Tennessee Tech | William Perras makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Clarence Throop | 47-38 |
| 10:59 | Alabama | John Anderson is denied on a layup by Warren Salvato | 47-38 |
| 10:57 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 10:35 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 47-38 |
| 10:33 | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 10:27 | Tennessee Tech | Clarence Throop is whistled for traveling | 47-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Edgar Johnson (PF), David Damon (C) John Anderson, Jimmy Defranco, John Wellman | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Earnest Cutright (PG), James White (SF), Vincent Hunnicutt (PF), James Foreman (C) William Perras, John Smith, Warren Salvato, Byron Castaldo | |
| 10:06 | Alabama | Clarence Throop is called for the reach on James Parsons - foul #2 on Clarence Throop, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Anderson (PG), Jimmy Defranco (PF) James Hathcock, Edgar Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 09:47 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco lays it in set up by James Parsons | 49-38 |
| 09:29 | Tennessee Tech | Clarence Throop is hacked by David Damon - foul #2 on David Damon, team foul #1 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo (C) James Foreman | |
| 09:20 | Tennessee Tech | John Anderson takes the ball from Earnest Cutright | 49-38 |
| 08:57 | Alabama | James Parsons clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Clarence Throop - foul #3 on Clarence Throop, team foul #6 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Edgar Johnson (PF) Jimmy Defranco | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Perras (PG), John Smith (SF) Earnest Cutright, James White | |
| 08:57 | Alabama | James Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 08:57 | Alabama | James Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Brown - foul #3 on Michael Brown, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (PF) Edgar Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Earnest Cutright (SG) Clarence Throop | |
| 08:38 | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo misses the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 08:18 | Alabama | John Anderson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 53-39 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee Tech | John Smith misses short on a floater from the left side | 53-39 |
| 07:55 | Tennessee Tech | Byron Castaldo tips it back up and in | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Parsons (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Defranco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Damon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - William Perras (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Earnest Cutright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Hunnicutt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Byron Castaldo (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Alabama | John Anderson misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by William Perras - foul #3 on William Perras, team foul #7 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Edgar Johnson (PF) Jimmy Defranco | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Clarence Throop (SG), Warren Salvato (PF) Earnest Cutright, Vincent Hunnicutt | |
| 07:27 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 07:27 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee Tech | William Perras is fouled on the floor by John Anderson - foul #1 on John Anderson, team foul #3 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Matthew Folkes (PF) John Anderson, Edgar Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Foreman (C) Byron Castaldo | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:00 | Tennessee Tech | William Perras makes the 3 from straight away | 55-44 |
| 06:33 | Alabama | Michael Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-44 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee Tech | Warren Salvato pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:28 | Tennessee Tech | Clarence Throop clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-44 |
| 06:26 | Tennessee Tech | Warren Salvato grabs the offensive board | 55-44 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee Tech | John Smith misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on James Hathcock - foul #1 on James Hathcock, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Anderson (PG), Jimmy Defranco (PF) James Hathcock, Matthew Folkes | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Earnest Cutright (PG), Byron Castaldo (C) William Perras, James Foreman | |
| 06:16 | Tennessee Tech | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee Tech | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 05:47 | Alabama | Warren Salvato is called for the reach on Jimmy Defranco - foul #1 on Warren Salvato, team foul #8 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Wellman (C) David Damon | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James White (SF) John Smith | |
| 05:47 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:47 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 05:33 | Tennessee Tech | Warren Salvato hits a shot from just outside the lane | 57-48 |
| 05:10 | Alabama | James Parsons misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-48 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to James White | 57-48 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee Tech | Warren Salvato's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Edgar Johnson (PF), David Damon (C) Jimmy Defranco, John Wellman | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 04:37 | Alabama | David Damon can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Clarence Throop - foul #4 on Clarence Throop, team foul #9 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (PF) Edgar Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Perras (PG) James White | |
| 04:37 | Alabama | David Damon makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 04:37 | Alabama | David Damon misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 04:37 | Alabama | Michael Brown gets the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 04:18 | Alabama | James Parsons knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Anderson | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:08 | Tennessee Tech | Warren Salvato misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #4 on Michael Brown, team foul #5 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Edgar Johnson (PF) Jimmy Defranco | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | John Smith (SF), James Foreman (C) Earnest Cutright, Byron Castaldo | |
| 04:08 | Tennessee Tech | Warren Salvato makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee Tech | Warren Salvato makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 03:48 | Alabama | David Damon is fouled on the floor by James Foreman - foul #2 on James Foreman, team foul #10 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (PF) Edgar Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Vincent Hunnicutt (PF) Warren Salvato | |
| 03:48 | Alabama | David Damon makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 03:48 | Alabama | David Damon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Parsons (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jimmy Defranco (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Damon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - William Perras (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Throop (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Hunnicutt (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Foreman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:35 | Tennessee Tech | John Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-50 |
| 03:34 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Alabama | James Foreman picks off the pass by David Damon | 63-50 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee Tech | James Foreman connects on the floater from the baseline | 63-52 |
| 02:36 | Alabama | Michael Brown comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 63-52 |
| 02:35 | Alabama | James Parsons can't tip it in | 63-52 |
| 02:34 | Alabama | James Parsons misses the tip | 63-52 |
| 02:33 | Alabama | David Damon hits the follow up shot | 65-52 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee Tech | Vincent Hunnicutt makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Clarence Throop | 65-54 |
| 01:58 | Alabama | James Parsons misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-54 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee Tech | Vincent Hunnicutt grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:52 | Tennessee Tech | Clarence Throop drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Smith | 65-57 |
| 01:46 | Alabama | Michael Brown knocks in the floater from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee Tech | Vincent Hunnicutt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Sean McFan (PG), Earnest Cutright (SG), James White (SF) William Perras, Clarence Throop, John Smith | |
| 01:16 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Vincent Hunnicutt - foul #2 on Vincent Hunnicutt, team foul #11 | 67-57 |
| 01:16 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 01:16 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee Tech | Jimmy Defranco swats the layup by James White | 69-57 |
| 01:05 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Alabama | John Anderson misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 69-57 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee Tech | Vincent Hunnicutt grabs the defensive rebound | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee Tech | Sean McFan misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco grabs the board | 69-57 |
| 00:03 | Alabama | James Parsons knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 71-57 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Sean McFan misses the halfcourt shot | 71-57 |