| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerard Pearson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert King (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Hoard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Page (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Steve Dark inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Denver | Tommy Page can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 19:36 | UAB | Johnny Hill snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 19:16 | UAB | Robert King is hacked by Tommy Page - foul #2 on Tommy Page, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 18:47 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gerard Pearson | 34-34 |
| 18:32 | Denver | Gerard Pearson steals the ball from Michael Hughes | 34-34 |
| 18:08 | UAB | Johnny Hill hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Simpson | 37-34 |
| 17:51 | Denver | Michael Rogers knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Hoard | 37-37 |
| 17:37 | UAB | Steve Dark picks off the pass by Johnny Hill | 37-37 |
| 17:26 | Denver | Michael Hughes drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Steve Dark | 37-40 |
| 17:10 | UAB | Gerard Pearson misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 37-40 |
| 17:08 | Denver | Michael Rogers pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 16:51 | Denver | Michael Rogers misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-40 |
| 16:49 | Denver | Mark Hoard tips it but misses | 37-40 |
| 16:47 | UAB | Gerard Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 16:37 | UAB | Johnny Hill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 16:36 | UAB | Robert King can't tip it in | 37-40 |
| 16:34 | Denver | Mark Hoard grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 16:20 | Denver | Steve Dark clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Johnny Hill - foul #1 on Johnny Hill, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (PG), Daniel Carr (SF), Samuel Fowler (PF), Terry Sprayberry (C) James Simpson, Johnny Hill, Gerard Pearson, Robert King | |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (PG), Bertram Tennyson (SG), Paul Reynolds (PF), Stanley Willey (C) Michael Hughes, Mark Hoard, Michael Rogers, Tommy Page | |
| 16:20 | Denver | Steve Dark makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:20 | Denver | Steve Dark misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:20 | UAB | Terry Sprayberry pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:00 | UAB | Terry Sprayberry's layup is rejected by Paul Reynolds | 37-41 |
| 15:58 | Denver | Paul Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Arnold Marshburn (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Baldwin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Carr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. C - Terry Sprayberry (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steve Dark (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stanley Willey (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Denver | Marvin Baldwin takes the ball from Stanley Willey | 37-41 |
| 15:38 | UAB | Samuel Fowler misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 37-41 |
| 15:37 | UAB | Daniel Carr grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 15:29 | UAB | Terry Sprayberry's floater is tipped away by Paul Reynolds | 37-41 |
| 15:28 | Denver | Steve Dark grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 15:12 | Denver | Paul Reynolds is whistled for traveling | 37-41 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert King (C) Marvin Baldwin | |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Johnson (SF) Steve Dark | |
| 14:47 | UAB | Samuel Fowler is whistled for traveling | 37-41 |
| Subs | UAB | Johnny Hill (SF) Terry Sprayberry | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Mark Hoard (SG) Lawrence Taylor, Steven Johnson | |
| 14:25 | Denver | Michael Hughes clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 14:24 | UAB | Robert King grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 14:19 | UAB | Daniel Carr can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 14:17 | Denver | Stanley Willey gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 14:13 | Denver | Michael Hughes misses short on a shot from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 14:12 | UAB | Daniel Carr pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:56 | UAB | Johnny Hill is hacked by Bertram Tennyson - foul #1 on Bertram Tennyson, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | UAB | James Simpson (PG), Marvin Baldwin (SG), Gerard Pearson (PF) Daniel Carr, Arnold Marshburn, Samuel Fowler | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Rogers (PF), Tommy Page (C) Paul Reynolds, Stanley Willey | |
| 13:37 | UAB | James Simpson is hacked by Michael Hughes - foul #3 on Michael Hughes, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| 13:18 | UAB | Gerard Pearson misses badly on a runner from the right block | 37-41 |
| 13:17 | UAB | Robert King grabs the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 13:11 | UAB | James Simpson buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Gerard Pearson | 40-41 |
| 13:00 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 12:59 | UAB | Gerard Pearson snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 12:30 | UAB | Gerard Pearson connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Marvin Baldwin | 42-41 |
| 12:06 | Denver | Marvin Baldwin steps in front of the Mark Hoard pass | 42-41 |
| 11:40 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin makes the floater from the right wing set up by Gerard Pearson | 44-41 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Baldwin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerard Pearson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Hoard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bertram Tennyson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Page (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 11:24 | Denver | Michael Rogers tips it home | 44-43 |
| 10:58 | UAB | Michael Rogers steals the ball from James Simpson | 44-43 |
| 10:36 | Denver | Michael Rogers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-43 |
| 10:35 | UAB | Gerard Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 10:16 | UAB | Gerard Pearson clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Tommy Page - foul #3 on Tommy Page, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (PG), Daniel Carr (SF), Samuel Fowler (C) James Simpson, Johnny Hill, Robert King | |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), Steve Dark (SF), Paul Reynolds (PF), Stanley Willey (C) Michael Hughes, Mark Hoard, Bertram Tennyson, Michael Rogers, Tommy Page | |
| 10:16 | UAB | Gerard Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 10:16 | UAB | Gerard Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 09:56 | Denver | Steven Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Steve Dark | 46-46 |
| 09:38 | UAB | Gerard Pearson hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Marvin Baldwin | 48-46 |
| 09:25 | Denver | Paul Reynolds is denied on a layup by Gerard Pearson | 48-46 |
| 09:24 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor hits the follow up shot | 48-48 |
| 09:06 | UAB | Gerard Pearson's floater is tipped away by Stanley Willey | 48-48 |
| 09:05 | Denver | The rebound goes to Stanley Willey | 48-48 |
| 08:59 | Denver | Steven Johnson is hacked by Samuel Fowler - foul #2 on Samuel Fowler, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | UAB | Daniel Scherrer (SF), Terry Sprayberry (C) Marvin Baldwin, Gerard Pearson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:40 | Denver | Steven Johnson is hacked by Arnold Marshburn - foul #1 on Arnold Marshburn, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| 08:17 | Denver | Steve Dark misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 08:16 | UAB | Daniel Scherrer grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 08:00 | UAB | Samuel Fowler lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Scherrer | 50-48 |
| 07:50 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 07:49 | UAB | Samuel Fowler pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 07:33 | UAB | Terry Sprayberry is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Terry Sprayberry, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UAB | James Simpson (PG), Marvin Baldwin (SG), Robert King (C) Arnold Marshburn, Daniel Scherrer, Terry Sprayberry | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Bertram Tennyson (SG), Michael Rogers (PF), Tommy Page (C) Lawrence Taylor, Steven Johnson, Paul Reynolds, Stanley Willey | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - James Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Baldwin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Carr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert King (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steve Dark (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Tommy Page (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Denver | Tommy Page can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Robert King - foul #1 on Robert King, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UAB | Johnny Hill (SF) Daniel Carr | |
| Subs | Denver | Mark Hoard (SG) Steve Dark | |
| 07:12 | Denver | Tommy Page makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 07:12 | Denver | Tommy Page misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 07:12 | UAB | The rebound goes to Samuel Fowler | 50-49 |
| 06:57 | UAB | Samuel Fowler hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by James Simpson and he's fouled by Michael Rogers - foul #3 on Michael Rogers, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| 06:57 | UAB | Samuel Fowler makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:36 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 53-49 |
| 06:34 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 06:23 | UAB | Samuel Fowler blows the layup | 53-49 |
| 06:22 | UAB | Robert King tips it but misses | 53-49 |
| 06:21 | Denver | Tommy Page grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 06:16 | Denver | Mark Hoard drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Hughes | 53-52 |
| 06:01 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 06:00 | Denver | Michael Hughes gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 05:54 | Denver | Mark Hoard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Johnny Hill - foul #2 on Johnny Hill, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerard Pearson (PF) Samuel Fowler | |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (PG), Steve Dark (SF) Michael Hughes, Bertram Tennyson | |
| 05:54 | Denver | Mark Hoard makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:54 | Denver | Mark Hoard makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:40 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 05:38 | Denver | James Simpson steps in front of the Lawrence Taylor pass in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| 05:35 | UAB | Gerard Pearson jams it set up by James Simpson | 58-54 |
| 05:30 | Denver | Mark Hoard hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Steve Dark | 58-56 |
| 05:18 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 05:17 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:51 | Denver | James Simpson takes the ball from Steve Dark | 58-56 |
| 04:38 | UAB | Gerard Pearson loses the dribble to Steve Dark | 58-56 |
| 04:30 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Simpson - foul #2 on James Simpson, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (PG), Daniel Carr (SF), Samuel Fowler (C) James Simpson, Johnny Hill, Robert King | |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SG), Paul Reynolds (PF), Stanley Willey (C) Mark Hoard, Michael Rogers, Tommy Page | |
| 04:30 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:30 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:12 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Daniel Carr | 61-58 |
| 03:57 | Denver | Paul Reynolds misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Arnold Marshburn - foul #2 on Arnold Marshburn, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG) Steve Dark | |
| 03:57 | Denver | Paul Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:57 | Denver | Paul Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:33 | UAB | Gerard Pearson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-60 |
| 03:31 | Denver | The rebound goes to Michael Hughes | 61-60 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Arnold Marshburn (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Baldwin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gerard Pearson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Fowler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanley Willey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-60 |
| 03:10 | UAB | Gerard Pearson pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 02:49 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Carr | 63-60 |
| 02:49 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | UAB | James Simpson (PG), Johnny Hill (SF), Robert King (C) Arnold Marshburn, Daniel Carr, Samuel Fowler | |
| Subs | Denver | Mark Hoard (SG), Steve Dark (SF), Michael Rogers (PF), Tommy Page (C) Bertram Tennyson, Lawrence Taylor, Paul Reynolds, Stanley Willey | |
| 02:33 | Denver | Mark Hoard hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Hughes | 63-62 |
| 02:20 | UAB | Johnny Hill is hacked by Steve Dark - foul #2 on Steve Dark, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| 02:12 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin is fouled on the floor by Mark Hoard - foul #3 on Mark Hoard, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| 02:12 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:12 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:56 | Denver | Michael Hughes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 01:54 | UAB | Johnny Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 01:36 | UAB | Robert King steps out of bounds on the baseline | 65-62 |
| 01:17 | Denver | Mark Hoard is hacked by Marvin Baldwin - foul #3 on Marvin Baldwin, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| 01:17 | Denver | Mark Hoard makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:17 | Denver | Mark Hoard makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:06 | UAB | Johnny Hill misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 01:04 | UAB | Robert King hits the follow up shot | 67-64 |
| 00:49 | Denver | Steve Dark is hacked by Johnny Hill - foul #3 on Johnny Hill, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| 00:49 | Denver | Steve Dark makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:49 | Denver | Steve Dark makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | UAB | Johnny Hill blows the layup | 67-66 |
| 00:28 | UAB | Robert King grabs the offensive rebound | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | UAB | Robert King is fouled on the floor by Tommy Page - foul #4 on Tommy Page, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| 00:27 | UAB | Robert King misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:27 | Denver | Tommy Page snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 00:18 | Denver | Tommy Page knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Hughes | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | UAB | James Simpson banks in the layup on a great pass from Gerard Pearson | 69-68 |
| 00:08 | Denver | Michael Hughes makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 00:08 | UAB | UAB calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| 00:05 | UAB | James Simpson is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Hoard - foul #4 on Mark Hoard, team foul #9 | 69-70 |
| 00:05 | UAB | James Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:05 | Denver | Michael Rogers grabs the board | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Denver | Michael Rogers is hacked by James Simpson in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Simpson, team foul #11 | 69-70 |
| 00:03 | Denver | Michael Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:03 | Denver | Michael Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | UAB | James Simpson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 69-72 |