| Lineup | W. Alabama | PG - John Lentz (fresh) SG - David States (fresh) SF - Kevin Burch (fresh) PF - James Hundley (fresh) C - John Dillion (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ga Southern - Armstrong | PG - Terry Benbow (fresh) SG - Gaylord Pulley (fresh) SF - Noel Vos (fresh) PF - Lonnie Eley (fresh) C - Steven Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | W. Alabama | John Dillion wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | W. Alabama | W. Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Ga Southern - Armstrong is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | W. Alabama | Terry Benbow picks off the pass by Kevin Burch | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Terry Benbow blows the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | W. Alabama | The rebound goes to Kevin Burch | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | W. Alabama | David States can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Lonnie Eley grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Gaylord Pulley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | W. Alabama | John Dillion grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | W. Alabama | David States buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Lentz | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Terry Benbow buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Lonnie Eley | 3-2 |
| 18:09 | W. Alabama | John Lentz makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David States | 6-2 |
| 17:56 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Terry Benbow makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Gaylord Pulley | 6-4 |
| 17:33 | W. Alabama | John Lentz drills a 3 from straight away set up by David States | 9-4 |
| 17:14 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Noel Vos drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Terry Benbow and he's hacked by Kevin Burch - foul #1 on Kevin Burch, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Joe Barnes (PG), Alonzo Hickey (SG), Donald Weatherly (SF), Harold German (PF), Louis Herr (C) John Lentz, David States, Kevin Burch, James Hundley, John Dillion | |
| Subs | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Peter Stringer (C) Steven Johnson | |
| 17:14 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Noel Vos makes the free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:49 | W. Alabama | Joe Barnes clanks a 3 from straight away | 9-7 |
| 16:47 | W. Alabama | Donald Weatherly tips it home | 11-7 |
| 16:27 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Terry Benbow loses the dribble to Joe Barnes | 11-7 |
| 16:12 | W. Alabama | Joe Barnes comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 16:11 | W. Alabama | Donald Weatherly grabs the offensive board | 11-7 |
| 15:54 | W. Alabama | Joe Barnes lays it in | 13-7 |
| Lineup | W. Alabama | PG - Joe Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alonzo Hickey (fresh) SF - Donald Weatherly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold German (fresh) C - Louis Herr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ga Southern - Armstrong | PG - Terry Benbow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gaylord Pulley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Noel Vos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lonnie Eley (fairly fresh) C - Peter Stringer (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Terry Benbow drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gaylord Pulley | 13-10 |
| 15:24 | W. Alabama | Joe Barnes connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Alonzo Hickey | 16-10 |
| 15:09 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Peter Stringer hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 16-10 |
| 15:07 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Lonnie Eley pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 15:00 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Lonnie Eley misses the jumper from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 14:58 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Noel Vos gets the offensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 14:42 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Lonnie Eley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Harold German - foul #1 on Harold German, team foul #2 | 16-10 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | John Lentz (PG), David States (SG), Kevin Burch (SF), James Hundley (PF), John Dillion (C) Joe Barnes, Alonzo Hickey, Donald Weatherly, Harold German, Louis Herr | |
| Subs | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Denis Bible (PG), Leo Shiffer (SG), Justin Kam (SF), Steven Johnson (C) Terry Benbow, Gaylord Pulley, Noel Vos, Peter Stringer | |
| 14:42 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Lonnie Eley misses the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 14:42 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Lonnie Eley makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 14:18 | W. Alabama | David States throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-11 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | | |
| Subs | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Richard Tuel (PF) Lonnie Eley | |
| 13:56 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Leo Shiffer makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-13 |
| 13:45 | W. Alabama | David States is hacked by Richard Tuel - foul #1 on Richard Tuel, team foul #1 | 16-13 |
| 13:30 | W. Alabama | Leo Shiffer takes the ball from John Lentz | 16-13 |
| 13:27 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Leo Shiffer lays it in | 16-15 |
| 13:15 | W. Alabama | John Lentz misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 13:13 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | The rebound goes to Richard Tuel | 16-15 |
| 12:52 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Justin Kam is fouled on the floor by John Lentz - foul #1 on John Lentz, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Joe Barnes (SF) Kevin Burch | |
| Subs | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Terry Benbow (PG), Gaylord Pulley (SG), Noel Vos (SF), Peter Stringer (PF) Denis Bible, Leo Shiffer, Justin Kam, Richard Tuel | |
| 12:39 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Noel Vos hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 12:37 | W. Alabama | John Lentz pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 12:32 | W. Alabama | Joe Barnes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 12:31 | W. Alabama | John Dillion grabs the offensive board | 16-15 |
| 12:17 | W. Alabama | John Lentz misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 16-15 |
| 12:15 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Steven Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 11:57 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Peter Stringer misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 11:56 | W. Alabama | Joe Barnes pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| Lineup | W. Alabama | PG - John Lentz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David States (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Hundley (fairly fresh) C - John Dillion (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ga Southern - Armstrong | PG - Terry Benbow (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gaylord Pulley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Noel Vos (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Stringer (fresh) C - Steven Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:45 | W. Alabama | David States misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gaylord Pulley - foul #1 on Gaylord Pulley, team foul #2 | 16-15 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Donald Weatherly (SF), Harold German (PF), Louis Herr (C) John Lentz, James Hundley, John Dillion | |
| Subs | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Richard Tuel (C) Steven Johnson | |
| 11:45 | W. Alabama | David States makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:45 | W. Alabama | David States misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:45 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Richard Tuel pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 11:28 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Noel Vos's pass is intercepted by David States | 17-15 |
| 11:24 | W. Alabama | Donald Weatherly can't finish the layup | 17-15 |
| 11:23 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Richard Tuel grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 11:03 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Terry Benbow buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Noel Vos | 17-17 |
| 10:45 | W. Alabama | Louis Herr is hacked by Richard Tuel - foul #2 on Richard Tuel, team foul #3 | 17-17 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | John Lentz (PG), Alonzo Hickey (SG), Kevin Burch (SF), John Dillion (C) Joe Barnes, David States, Donald Weatherly, Louis Herr | |
| Subs | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Denis Bible (SG), Lonnie Eley (PF) Gaylord Pulley, Richard Tuel | |
| 10:20 | W. Alabama | John Lentz clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 10:18 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Lonnie Eley grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 09:49 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Noel Vos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | James Hundley (PF) Harold German | |
| Subs | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Gaylord Pulley (SG), Steven Johnson (C) Terry Benbow, Peter Stringer | |
| 09:29 | W. Alabama | John Lentz knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 09:15 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Noel Vos drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Denis Bible | 19-19 |
| 09:11 | W. Alabama | John Lentz makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Burch | 22-19 |
| 08:57 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Gaylord Pulley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-19 |
| 08:55 | W. Alabama | John Dillion grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 08:44 | W. Alabama | John Lentz misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 08:42 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Lonnie Eley grabs the defensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 08:38 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Denis Bible misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 22-19 |
| 08:37 | W. Alabama | Alonzo Hickey snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 08:32 | W. Alabama | John Lentz loses the ball out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Joe Barnes (PG), David States (SG), Donald Weatherly (SF), Louis Herr (C) John Lentz, Alonzo Hickey, Kevin Burch, John Dillion | |
| Subs | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Terry Benbow (PG), Peter Stringer (PF) Noel Vos, Lonnie Eley | |
| 08:18 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Peter Stringer drills a floater in the lane and he's hacked by James Hundley - foul #1 on James Hundley, team foul #4 | 22-21 |
| 08:18 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Peter Stringer misses the free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:18 | W. Alabama | The rebound goes to Louis Herr | 22-21 |
| 08:13 | W. Alabama | Joe Barnes loses the dribble to Gaylord Pulley | 22-21 |
| 07:49 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Denis Bible clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 07:47 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Terry Benbow snags the offensive board | 22-21 |
| Lineup | W. Alabama | PG - Joe Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David States (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Weatherly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Hundley (fresh) C - Louis Herr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ga Southern - Armstrong | PG - Terry Benbow (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gaylord Pulley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Denis Bible (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Peter Stringer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Johnson (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Gaylord Pulley hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Terry Benbow and he's fouled by James Hundley - foul #2 on James Hundley, team foul #5 | 22-23 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Harold German (PF) James Hundley | |
| Subs | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Noel Vos (SF), James Adams (C) Denis Bible, Steven Johnson | |
| 07:32 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Gaylord Pulley misses the free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:32 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Stringer | 22-23 |
| 07:20 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Noel Vos makes the fadeaway from the right side | 22-25 |
| 07:09 | W. Alabama | David States clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-25 |
| 07:07 | W. Alabama | Joe Barnes tips it but misses | 22-25 |
| 07:06 | W. Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to David States | 22-25 |
| 06:56 | W. Alabama | David States connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 06:37 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Noel Vos misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Louis Herr - foul #1 on Louis Herr, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | John Lentz (PG), Alonzo Hickey (SG), Kevin Burch (SF), John Dillion (C) Joe Barnes, David States, Donald Weatherly, Louis Herr | |
| Subs | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Denis Bible (SG), Lonnie Eley (PF) Gaylord Pulley, Peter Stringer | |
| 06:37 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Noel Vos misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:37 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Noel Vos makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 06:26 | W. Alabama | John Lentz misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-26 |
| 06:25 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Lonnie Eley pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 06:10 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Denis Bible drills a 3 from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 05:59 | W. Alabama | John Lentz clanks a 3 from straight away | 25-29 |
| 05:57 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Lonnie Eley grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 05:42 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Lonnie Eley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 05:40 | W. Alabama | The rebound goes to John Lentz | 25-29 |
| 05:24 | W. Alabama | John Lentz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 05:23 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | The rebound goes to Noel Vos | 25-29 |
| 05:05 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Denis Bible is hacked by Alonzo Hickey - foul #1 on Alonzo Hickey, team foul #7 | 25-29 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | David States (SG), Donald Weatherly (PF) Alonzo Hickey, Harold German | |
| Subs | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Leo Shiffer (SG), Justin Kam (SF), Steven Johnson (C) Terry Benbow, Noel Vos, James Adams | |
| 05:05 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Denis Bible makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:05 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Denis Bible makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 04:52 | W. Alabama | Donald Weatherly scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Lonnie Eley - foul #1 on Lonnie Eley, team foul #4 | 27-31 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Joe Barnes (SF) Kevin Burch | |
| Subs | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Gaylord Pulley (SG) Justin Kam | |
| 04:52 | W. Alabama | Donald Weatherly makes the free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:28 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | The jump hook by Steven Johnson is blocked by Joe Barnes | 28-31 |
| 04:26 | W. Alabama | John Dillion grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 04:20 | W. Alabama | John Lentz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 04:18 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Steven Johnson grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 04:08 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Gaylord Pulley drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 03:53 | W. Alabama | David States is hacked by Denis Bible - foul #1 on Denis Bible, team foul #5 | 28-34 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Alonzo Hickey (SG), James Hundley (PF), Louis Herr (C) John Lentz, David States, John Dillion | |
| Subs | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Terry Benbow (PG), Noel Vos (SF), Peter Stringer (PF) Denis Bible, Leo Shiffer, Lonnie Eley | |
| 03:38 | W. Alabama | Terry Benbow steals the ball from Donald Weatherly | 28-34 |
| 03:34 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Terry Benbow lays it in | 28-36 |
| Lineup | W. Alabama | PG - Joe Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Alonzo Hickey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Weatherly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Hundley (fresh) C - Louis Herr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ga Southern - Armstrong | PG - Terry Benbow (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gaylord Pulley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Noel Vos (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Stringer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | W. Alabama | Joe Barnes drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Donald Weatherly | 30-36 |
| 02:55 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Gaylord Pulley is hacked by James Hundley - foul #3 on James Hundley, team foul #8 | 30-36 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | John Lentz (PG), David States (SG), Kevin Burch (SF) Joe Barnes, Alonzo Hickey, James Hundley | |
| Subs | Ga Southern - Armstrong | | |
| 02:55 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Gaylord Pulley makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 02:55 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Gaylord Pulley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 02:36 | W. Alabama | John Lentz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 02:34 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Noel Vos gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 02:30 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Terry Benbow can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on John Lentz - foul #2 on John Lentz, team foul #9 | 30-38 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Harold German (PF), John Dillion (C) Donald Weatherly, Louis Herr | |
| Subs | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Denis Bible (SG), Richard Tuel (C) Gaylord Pulley, Steven Johnson | |
| 02:30 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Terry Benbow makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 02:30 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Terry Benbow misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 02:30 | W. Alabama | Harold German grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 02:03 | W. Alabama | David States misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-39 |
| 02:01 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Noel Vos pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 01:45 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Noel Vos misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 01:43 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Richard Tuel gets the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 01:25 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Noel Vos clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-39 |
| 01:23 | W. Alabama | John Dillion pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 01:19 | W. Alabama | John Lentz buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Dillion | 33-39 |
| 00:59 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Terry Benbow misses the 3 from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 00:58 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Richard Tuel pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 00:41 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Peter Stringer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 00:39 | W. Alabama | John Dillion gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 00:35 | W. Alabama | David States misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 00:33 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Peter Stringer snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 00:21 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Denis Bible scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Terry Benbow and he's hacked by John Dillion - foul #1 on John Dillion, team foul #10 | 33-41 |
| Subs | W. Alabama | Stephen McCulloch (PG), Alonzo Hickey (SG), Joe Barnes (SF), Donald Weatherly (PF), Louis Herr (C) John Lentz, David States, Kevin Burch, Harold German, John Dillion | |
| Subs | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Gaylord Pulley (SG), Leo Shiffer (SF), Lonnie Eley (PF), Steven Johnson (C) Terry Benbow, Noel Vos, Peter Stringer, Richard Tuel | |
| 00:21 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Denis Bible makes the free throw | 33-42 |
| 00:02 | W. Alabama | Joe Barnes misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 00:00 | Ga Southern - Armstrong | Gaylord Pulley pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |