| Lineup | UAB | PG - Francisco Cuevas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Milton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Hill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gerard Pearson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert King (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Knight (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Roque (fresh) 8 pts. C - Joseph Bonanno (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Johnny Hill inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | UAB | Alvin Milton clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-39 |
| 19:44 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 19:24 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-39 |
| 19:22 | UAB | The rebound goes to Gerard Pearson | 32-39 |
| 18:58 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Alfred Roque - foul #1 on Alfred Roque, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 18:58 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:58 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:42 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-39 |
| 18:41 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 18:24 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 18:07 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 18:06 | UAB | The rebound goes to Robert King | 34-39 |
| 18:02 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 18:01 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 17:46 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Edward Knight and he's fouled by Francisco Cuevas - foul #1 on Francisco Cuevas, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| 17:46 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| 17:39 | UAB | Alvin Milton loses the dribble to Edward Knight | 34-42 |
| 17:34 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Knight | 34-44 |
| 17:26 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Hill | 37-44 |
| 17:06 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-46 |
| 16:44 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 16:25 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert King - foul #1 on Robert King, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (PG), Robert Gardner (SG), Samuel Fowler (SF), Daniel Scherrer (PF), Dave Rutledge (C) Francisco Cuevas, Alvin Milton, Johnny Hill, Gerard Pearson, Robert King | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 16:25 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 16:25 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 16:03 | UAB | Samuel Fowler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 16:01 | UAB | Samuel Fowler pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 15:48 | UAB | Arnold Marshburn knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-48 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Arnold Marshburn (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Samuel Fowler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Scherrer (fresh) C - Dave Rutledge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Roque (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Bonanno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight is called for traveling | 42-48 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis (PF) Alfred Roque | |
| 15:17 | UAB | Samuel Fowler's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Bonanno | 42-48 |
| 15:15 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 14:52 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Gardner is called for the reach on Mathew Smith - foul #3 on Robert Gardner, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | UAB | Francisco Cuevas (PG), Johnny Hill (SF), Robert King (C) Robert Gardner, Daniel Scherrer, Dave Rutledge | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 14:41 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight can't throw it down but he's fouled by Johnny Hill - foul #1 on Johnny Hill, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | UAB | Gerard Pearson (PF) Samuel Fowler | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 14:41 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 14:41 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 14:26 | UAB | Gerard Pearson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 14:24 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Robert King | 42-50 |
| 14:01 | UAB | Arnold Marshburn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-50 |
| 14:00 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Joseph Bonanno | 42-50 |
| 13:54 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Mathew Smith and he's fouled by Arnold Marshburn - foul #1 on Arnold Marshburn, team foul #5 | 42-52 |
| Subs | UAB | Alvin Milton (SG) Arnold Marshburn | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington (PG) Michael Smith | |
| 13:54 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno makes the free throw | 42-53 |
| 13:42 | UAB | Alvin Milton is hacked by Mathew Smith - foul #2 on Mathew Smith, team foul #2 | 42-53 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow (C) Joseph Bonanno | |
| 13:30 | UAB | Alvin Milton knocks in the shot from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 13:13 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 13:12 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight tips it but misses | 44-53 |
| 13:10 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight grabs the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 12:55 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Gerard Pearson - foul #2 on Gerard Pearson, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Gardner (PG), Samuel Fowler (SF), Daniel Scherrer (PF) Francisco Cuevas, Johnny Hill, Gerard Pearson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Richard Law (SG) Samuel Washington, Mathew Smith | |
| 12:55 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:55 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 12:50 | UAB | Robert Gardner is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Gardner, team foul #7 | 44-54 |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Wright (PG) Robert Gardner | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs (SF) Edward Knight | |
| 12:42 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Herbert Hobbs | 44-56 |
| 12:22 | UAB | Robert King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (PG) Charles Wright | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno (C) Robert Brumbelow | |
| 12:02 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Fowler steals it from Randy Jarvis | 44-56 |
| 11:47 | UAB | Alvin Milton is called for a charge - foul #2 on Alvin Milton, team foul #8 | 44-56 |
| Subs | UAB | Charles Wright (SG), Dave Rutledge (C) Alvin Milton, Robert King | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Arnold Marshburn (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Charles Wright (fresh) SF - Samuel Fowler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Scherrer (fresh) C - Dave Rutledge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Law (fresh) SF - Herbert Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Jarvis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Joseph Bonanno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Smith | 44-59 |
| 11:08 | UAB | Arnold Marshburn hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 10:53 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-59 |
| 10:52 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Law | 47-59 |
| 10:42 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis misses the fadeaway near the basket | 47-59 |
| 10:41 | UAB | Charles Wright gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| 10:33 | UAB | Samuel Fowler scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Wright | 49-59 |
| 10:14 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Fowler is called for the reach on Herbert Hobbs - foul #2 on Samuel Fowler, team foul #9 | 49-59 |
| Subs | UAB | Francisco Cuevas (PG), Alvin Milton (SG), Johnny Hill (SF), Gerard Pearson (PF), Robert King (C) Arnold Marshburn, Charles Wright, Samuel Fowler, Daniel Scherrer, Dave Rutledge | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington (PG), Mathew Smith (SG), Robert Brumbelow (C) Michael Smith, Richard Law, Joseph Bonanno | |
| 10:14 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 10:14 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 09:54 | UAB | Alvin Milton makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 09:47 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith connects on the jumper from the left block | 52-63 |
| 09:36 | UAB | Johnny Hill hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Francisco Cuevas | 55-63 |
| 09:25 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs is hacked by Johnny Hill - foul #2 on Johnny Hill, team foul #10 | 55-63 |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque (PF) Randy Jarvis | |
| 09:25 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 09:25 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 09:04 | UAB | Herbert Hobbs steals the ball from Johnny Hill | 55-65 |
| 09:01 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs can't finish the layup | 55-65 |
| 08:59 | UAB | Gerard Pearson grabs the board | 55-65 |
| 08:40 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 55-65 |
| 08:38 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow grabs the board | 55-65 |
| 08:25 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque misses the lay-in | 55-65 |
| 08:24 | UAB | Johnny Hill pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| 08:00 | UAB | Johnny Hill drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Alvin Milton | 58-65 |
| 07:48 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Alvin Milton - foul #3 on Alvin Milton, team foul #11 | 58-65 |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (SG) Alvin Milton | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Edward Knight (SF), Randy Jarvis (PF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Samuel Washington, Herbert Hobbs, Alfred Roque, Robert Brumbelow | |
| 07:48 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 07:48 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Francisco Cuevas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnold Marshburn (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Johnny Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerard Pearson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert King (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Jarvis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Joseph Bonanno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:33 | UAB | Johnny Hill makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Arnold Marshburn | 60-67 |
| 07:28 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 60-67 |
| 07:27 | UAB | Gerard Pearson pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| 07:22 | UAB | Michael Smith steps in front of the Francisco Cuevas pass in the backcourt | 60-67 |
| 07:21 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith slams it home on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 60-69 |
| 07:00 | UAB | Gerard Pearson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-69 |
| 06:58 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno snags the defensive board | 60-69 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Bonanno | 60-72 |
| 06:31 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 60-72 |
| 06:29 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 60-72 |
| 06:19 | Louisiana Tech | Gerard Pearson takes the ball from Edward Knight | 60-72 |
| 05:55 | UAB | Johnny Hill connects on the jumper from the left wing | 62-72 |
| 05:30 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-72 |
| 05:29 | UAB | Gerard Pearson gets the rebound | 62-72 |
| 05:25 | UAB | Francisco Cuevas drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Johnny Hill | 64-72 |
| 05:10 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 64-74 |
| 04:52 | UAB | Gerard Pearson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Randy Jarvis - foul #4 on Randy Jarvis, team foul #3 | 64-74 |
| Subs | UAB | Robert Gardner (PG), Alvin Milton (SG), Samuel Fowler (SF), Dave Rutledge (C) Francisco Cuevas, Arnold Marshburn, Johnny Hill, Robert King | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington (PG), Richard Law (SG), Alfred Roque (PF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Michael Smith, Mathew Smith, Randy Jarvis, Joseph Bonanno | |
| 04:52 | UAB | Gerard Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 04:52 | UAB | Gerard Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 04:44 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Law | 66-76 |
| 04:26 | UAB | Gerard Pearson is whistled for traveling | 66-76 |
| Subs | UAB | Daniel Scherrer (PF) Gerard Pearson | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 04:07 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Daniel Scherrer - foul #1 on Daniel Scherrer, team foul #12 | 66-76 |
| 04:07 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 04:07 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow misses the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 04:07 | UAB | Dave Rutledge gets the rebound | 66-77 |
| 03:56 | UAB | Samuel Fowler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 66-77 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:26 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Dave Rutledge - foul #2 on Dave Rutledge, team foul #13 | 66-77 |
| 03:26 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow misses the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 03:26 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow misses the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 03:26 | UAB | Dave Rutledge grabs the defensive rebound | 66-77 |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Robert Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Alvin Milton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Scherrer (fresh) C - Dave Rutledge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Samuel Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Law (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Knight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfred Roque (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Brumbelow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | UAB | Richard Law takes the ball from Robert Gardner | 66-77 |
| 03:10 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law lays it up and in | 66-79 |
| 03:00 | UAB | Samuel Fowler hits the finger roll | 68-79 |
| 03:00 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-79 |
| Subs | UAB | Francisco Cuevas (PG), Johnny Hill (SF), Robert King (C) Robert Gardner, Daniel Scherrer, Dave Rutledge | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Mathew Smith (SG), Randy Jarvis (PF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Samuel Washington, Richard Law, Alfred Roque, Robert Brumbelow | |
| 02:31 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno is called for traveling | 68-79 |
| 02:16 | UAB | Johnny Hill misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 68-79 |
| 02:14 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis grabs the defensive rebound | 68-79 |
| 02:01 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight connects on the shot from the right side | 68-81 |
| 01:38 | UAB | Johnny Hill travels with the ball | 68-81 |
| Subs | UAB | Arnold Marshburn (PG), Robert Gardner (SG), Daniel Scherrer (PF), Dave Rutledge (C) Francisco Cuevas, Alvin Milton, Johnny Hill, Robert King | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington (PG), Richard Law (SG), Herbert Hobbs (SF), Alfred Roque (PF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Michael Smith, Mathew Smith, Edward Knight, Randy Jarvis, Joseph Bonanno | |
| 01:14 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-81 |
| 01:13 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque gets the offensive rebound | 68-81 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Robert Brumbelow | 68-84 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | UAB | Dave Rutledge hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Samuel Fowler | 70-84 |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs is fouled on the floor by Samuel Fowler - foul #3 on Samuel Fowler, team foul #14 | 70-84 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 70-85 |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 70-86 |
| 00:23 | UAB | Samuel Fowler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Herbert Hobbs - foul #2 on Herbert Hobbs, team foul #4 | 70-86 |
| 00:23 | UAB | Samuel Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 70-86 |
| 00:23 | UAB | Samuel Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 71-86 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington runs out the clock | 71-86 |