| Lineup | UAB | PG - Daniel Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Baldwin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Hill (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gerard Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert King (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Neal Maher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Marguez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Merchant (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Henry Marguez inbounds the ball | 32-40 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Tulsa | James Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 19:38 | Tulsa | Henry Marguez gets the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 19:28 | Tulsa | Henry Marguez buries a 3 from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 19:16 | UAB | Daniel Carr is fouled on the floor by Neal Maher - foul #3 on Neal Maher, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Howard Hicks (PG) Neal Maher | |
| 19:03 | UAB | Johnny Hill makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-43 |
| 18:45 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 18:43 | UAB | The rebound goes to Daniel Carr | 34-43 |
| 18:38 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-43 |
| 18:17 | Tulsa | James Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 18:15 | UAB | Daniel Carr pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 18:08 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 34-43 |
| 18:06 | Tulsa | John Merchant grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 17:51 | Tulsa | Henry Marguez is whistled for traveling | 34-43 |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (PG), Daniel Scherrer (SF), Samuel Fowler (PF), Terry Sprayberry (C) Daniel Carr, Johnny Hill, Gerard Pearson, Robert King | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier (PG), Jimmy Patti (SF), James Wampler (PF), Reggie White (C) Howard Hicks, Henry Marguez, John Merchant, Gerald Marshall | |
| 17:36 | UAB | A charge is called on Marvin Baldwin - foul #1 on Marvin Baldwin, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| 17:21 | Tulsa | Reggie White drills a turnaround near the basket | 34-45 |
| 17:06 | UAB | Samuel Fowler connects on the shot in the lane set up by Arnold Marshburn | 36-45 |
| 16:49 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-45 |
| 16:48 | UAB | Arnold Marshburn pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 16:23 | UAB | Terry Sprayberry misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-45 |
| 16:21 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to James Wampler | 36-45 |
| 16:01 | Tulsa | The jumper by Thomas Trepanier is denied by Samuel Fowler | 36-45 |
| 15:59 | UAB | Terry Sprayberry pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Arnold Marshburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Baldwin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Scherrer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Samuel Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Sprayberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Thomas Trepanier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Patti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Wampler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Reggie White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:53 | UAB | Arnold Marshburn makes the floater from the left block set up by Samuel Fowler | 38-45 |
| 15:34 | Tulsa | James Smith misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Arnold Marshburn - foul #1 on Arnold Marshburn, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | UAB | James Simpson (PG), Daniel Carr (SG), Johnny Hill (SF), Gerard Pearson (PF), Robert King (C) Arnold Marshburn, Marvin Baldwin, Daniel Scherrer, Samuel Fowler, Terry Sprayberry | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman (PG), Henry Marguez (SF), John Merchant (PF), Gerald Marshall (C) Thomas Trepanier, Jimmy Patti, James Wampler, Reggie White | |
| 15:34 | Tulsa | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 15:34 | Tulsa | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 15:26 | UAB | James Smith takes the ball from James Simpson | 38-47 |
| 15:22 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Smith | 38-49 |
| 14:59 | UAB | James Simpson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Carr | 41-49 |
| 14:46 | Tulsa | James Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 14:44 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall can't tip it in | 41-49 |
| 14:42 | Tulsa | John Merchant grabs the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 14:28 | Tulsa | John Merchant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 14:26 | UAB | Robert King pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 14:24 | UAB | Gerard Pearson is fouled in the backcourt by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Neal Maher (SG) James Smith | |
| 14:16 | UAB | Neal Maher steals the ball from Gerard Pearson | 41-49 |
| 14:13 | Tulsa | Neal Maher lays it up and in | 41-51 |
| 14:11 | UAB | Robert King is hacked by Louis Leatherman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Leatherman, team foul #3 | 41-51 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Howard Hicks (SG), Cedric Sultan (PF) Louis Leatherman, John Merchant | |
| 13:59 | UAB | Robert King knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Carr | 43-51 |
| 13:34 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 43-53 |
| 13:15 | UAB | Robert King hits a wide open fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Gerard Pearson | 45-53 |
| 13:10 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan's pass is intercepted by Gerard Pearson | 45-53 |
| 12:54 | UAB | Daniel Carr buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 12:39 | Tulsa | Henry Marguez's layup is rejected by Robert King | 48-53 |
| 12:38 | UAB | Gerard Pearson gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 12:34 | UAB | Howard Hicks is called for the reach on Daniel Carr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Hicks, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (PG), Marvin Baldwin (SG), Daniel Scherrer (SF), Samuel Fowler (PF), Terry Sprayberry (C) James Simpson, Daniel Carr, Johnny Hill, Gerard Pearson, Robert King | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier (PG), James Smith (SG), Jimmy Patti (SF), John Merchant (PF), James Wampler (C) Neal Maher, Howard Hicks, Henry Marguez, Cedric Sultan, Gerald Marshall | |
| 12:21 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Arnold Marshburn | 51-53 |
| 11:59 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jimmy Patti | 51-56 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Arnold Marshburn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Baldwin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Scherrer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Samuel Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Sprayberry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Thomas Trepanier (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jimmy Patti (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Merchant (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Wampler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UAB | Arnold Marshburn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 51-56 |
| 11:36 | UAB | Daniel Scherrer grabs the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 11:23 | UAB | Samuel Fowler drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 11:07 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Sprayberry | 54-56 |
| 11:06 | UAB | Arnold Marshburn snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 10:45 | UAB | The jump hook by Samuel Fowler is blocked by Jimmy Patti | 54-56 |
| 10:43 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Baldwin | 54-56 |
| 10:23 | UAB | Samuel Fowler misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on John Merchant - foul #1 on John Merchant, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Alvin Milton (PG), Johnny Hill (SF), Robert King (C) Arnold Marshburn, Daniel Scherrer, Terry Sprayberry | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Neal Maher (PG), Howard Hicks (SG), Henry Marguez (SF), Cedric Sultan (PF), Reggie White (C) Thomas Trepanier, James Smith, Jimmy Patti, John Merchant, James Wampler | |
| 10:23 | UAB | Samuel Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:23 | UAB | Samuel Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:23 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Hill | 55-56 |
| 10:16 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin is fouled on the floor by Neal Maher - foul #4 on Neal Maher, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerard Pearson (PF) Samuel Fowler | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Smith (SG) Neal Maher | |
| 09:49 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin is hacked by Cedric Sultan - foul #1 on Cedric Sultan, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | UAB | James Simpson (PG) Alvin Milton | |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| 09:49 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 09:49 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 09:49 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 09:40 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan drills a shot from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 09:19 | UAB | Robert King misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Reggie White - foul #1 on Reggie White, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | UAB | Alvin Milton (SG), Daniel Carr (SF), Samuel Fowler (PF) Marvin Baldwin, Johnny Hill, Gerard Pearson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | John Merchant (PF) Cedric Sultan | |
| 09:19 | UAB | Robert King makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 09:19 | UAB | Robert King makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 08:57 | Tulsa | Reggie White misses long on a runner from the baseline | 58-58 |
| 08:56 | UAB | Samuel Fowler gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 08:41 | UAB | Alvin Milton can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 08:40 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Milton | 58-58 |
| 08:23 | UAB | Alvin Milton makes the wide open floater from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 08:02 | Tulsa | Robert King is called for the reach on Reggie White - foul #2 on Robert King, team foul #3 | 60-58 |
| Subs | UAB | Marvin Baldwin (SG), Johnny Hill (SF), Gerard Pearson (PF) James Simpson, Alvin Milton, Robert King | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier (PG), Gerald Marshall (C) James Smith, Reggie White | |
| 07:56 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 07:54 | UAB | Johnny Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Daniel Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Baldwin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerard Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Fowler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Thomas Trepanier (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Hicks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Marguez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Merchant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:49 | UAB | Howard Hicks is called for the reach on Daniel Carr in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Hicks, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert King (C) Samuel Fowler | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman (PG), Neal Maher (SG), Cedric Sultan (PF) Howard Hicks, Henry Marguez, John Merchant | |
| 07:49 | UAB | Daniel Carr makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 07:49 | UAB | Daniel Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:29 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 62-58 |
| 07:28 | UAB | The rebound goes to Johnny Hill | 62-58 |
| 07:23 | UAB | Johnny Hill misses badly on the uncontested jumper near the basket | 62-58 |
| 07:22 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 07:16 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Neal Maher | 62-60 |
| 06:58 | UAB | Johnny Hill scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 06:48 | Tulsa | Neal Maher is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Neal Maher, team foul #10 | 65-60 |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (PG), Daniel Scherrer (SF), Samuel Fowler (PF), Terry Sprayberry (C) Daniel Carr, Johnny Hill, Gerard Pearson, Robert King | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti (SF), James Wampler (PF) Neal Maher, Cedric Sultan | |
| 06:34 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin slams it home on a great pass from Arnold Marshburn | 67-60 |
| 06:19 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall misses the fadeaway from the right block | 67-60 |
| 06:18 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman tips it in | 67-62 |
| 06:06 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 06:04 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 05:49 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from James Wampler and he's fouled by Samuel Fowler - foul #3 on Samuel Fowler, team foul #4 | 67-64 |
| Subs | UAB | James Simpson (PG) Marvin Baldwin | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Smith (SG), John Merchant (PF) Thomas Trepanier, Gerald Marshall | |
| 05:49 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti makes the free throw | 67-65 |
| 05:24 | UAB | Daniel Scherrer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 05:22 | UAB | Arnold Marshburn can't tip it in | 67-65 |
| 05:21 | Tulsa | Jimmy Patti grabs the board | 67-65 |
| 05:09 | Tulsa | John Merchant buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from James Smith | 67-67 |
| 04:55 | UAB | Daniel Scherrer clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-67 |
| 04:54 | UAB | Daniel Scherrer tips it home | 69-67 |
| 04:45 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman is fouled on the floor by James Simpson - foul #4 on James Simpson, team foul #5 | 69-67 |
| Subs | UAB | Marvin Baldwin (SG), Johnny Hill (SF), Gerard Pearson (PF), Daniel Carr (C) Arnold Marshburn, Daniel Scherrer, Samuel Fowler, Terry Sprayberry | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Howard Hicks (SG), Henry Marguez (SF), Cedric Sultan (PF), Reggie White (C) James Smith, Jimmy Patti, John Merchant, James Wampler | |
| 04:25 | Tulsa | Cedric Sultan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-67 |
| 04:24 | UAB | James Simpson gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| 04:08 | UAB | Gerard Pearson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Cedric Sultan - foul #2 on Cedric Sultan, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert King (C) James Simpson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier (SF) Henry Marguez | |
| 04:08 | UAB | Gerard Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 04:08 | UAB | Gerard Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 03:43 | Tulsa | Johnny Hill steps in front of the Reggie White pass | 71-67 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Daniel Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Baldwin (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Hill (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerard Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Louis Leatherman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Howard Hicks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Trepanier (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cedric Sultan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Reggie White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:25 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Hill and he's hacked by Howard Hicks - foul #4 on Howard Hicks, team foul #12 | 73-67 |
| Subs | UAB | Alvin Milton (PG) Daniel Carr | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Henry Marguez (SF), John Merchant (PF), Gerald Marshall (C) Howard Hicks, Cedric Sultan, Reggie White | |
| 03:25 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin makes the free throw | 74-67 |
| 03:01 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 74-67 |
| 03:00 | UAB | Robert King pulls down the rebound | 74-67 |
| 02:55 | UAB | Alvin Milton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-67 |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (PG), Daniel Scherrer (SF), Samuel Fowler (PF) Alvin Milton, Johnny Hill, Gerard Pearson | |
| Subs | Tulsa | James Smith (SG) Thomas Trepanier | |
| 02:45 | Tulsa | John Merchant can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-67 |
| 02:43 | UAB | The rebound goes to Marvin Baldwin | 74-67 |
| 02:43 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-67 |
| Subs | UAB | James Simpson (PG), Johnny Hill (SF), Gerard Pearson (PF) Arnold Marshburn, Daniel Scherrer, Samuel Fowler | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Howard Hicks (PG), Thomas Trepanier (SG) Louis Leatherman, James Smith | |
| 02:36 | UAB | Gerard Pearson is whistled for a carry | 74-67 |
| 02:18 | Tulsa | Thomas Trepanier buries a shot from the baseline | 74-69 |
| 02:14 | UAB | Thomas Trepanier steps in front of the Marvin Baldwin pass in the backcourt | 74-69 |
| 02:14 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-69 |
| 02:03 | Tulsa | Howard Hicks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-69 |
| 02:01 | Tulsa | Gerald Marshall tips it in | 74-71 |
| 01:58 | UAB | James Simpson travels in the backcourt | 74-71 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman (PG), James Smith (SG) Howard Hicks, Thomas Trepanier | |
| 01:43 | Tulsa | John Merchant misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 74-71 |
| 01:42 | UAB | Gerard Pearson grabs the board | 74-71 |
| 01:13 | UAB | Marvin Baldwin loses the dribble to John Merchant | 74-71 |
| 00:50 | Tulsa | James Smith buries a jumper from the right wing | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:26 | UAB | Gerard Pearson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 74-73 |
| 00:24 | Tulsa | Louis Leatherman gets the rebound | 74-73 |
| 00:04 | Tulsa | Henry Marguez knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Leatherman | 74-75 |
| 00:04 | UAB | UAB calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | UAB | James Simpson misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 74-75 |