| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marco Russo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Luis Diener (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Marsala (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Dema Stachurski (fresh) SG - Jason Pickett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Hatchell (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Peter Lehn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Gammill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Hatchell inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Pickett drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Dema Stachurski | 30-23 |
| 19:10 | Alabama | Robert Hatchell takes the ball from Luis Diener | 30-23 |
| 18:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Pickett is hacked by Luis Diener - foul #1 on Luis Diener, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| 18:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Gammill comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 30-23 |
| 18:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Gammill tips it back up and in | 30-25 |
| 18:32 | Alabama | Luis Diener is fouled on the floor by Peter Lehn - foul #1 on Peter Lehn, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Bunn (PG), Carlos Neace (SF), Floyd Hadsell (PF) Dema Stachurski, Robert Hatchell, Peter Lehn | |
| 18:16 | Alabama | Luis Diener hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from close range | 30-25 |
| 18:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Carlos Neace grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 17:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Carlos Neace can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marco Russo - foul #1 on Marco Russo, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Brown (PG), Donald Heath (SF), Rafael Martinez (PF), Thomas Pollack (C) Norman Hunter, Marco Russo, Luis Diener, Barry Marsala | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Antonio Vera (PG), Alfredo Yazzie (C) Jason Pickett, Timothy Gammill | |
| 17:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Carlos Neace misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 17:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Carlos Neace misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 17:52 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Thomas Pollack | 30-25 |
| 17:48 | Alabama | Steven Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Vera - foul #2 on Antonio Vera, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| 17:21 | Alabama | Donald Heath is open and scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Brown | 32-25 |
| 17:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Bunn double dribbles | 32-25 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valentine (PG) Louis Fox | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski (PG), Robert Hatchell (SF), Peter Lehn (PF) Antonio Vera, Carlos Neace, Floyd Hadsell | |
| 17:00 | Alabama | Donald Heath's pass is intercepted by Dema Stachurski in the backcourt | 32-25 |
| 16:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-25 |
| Subs | Alabama | Marco Russo (SF), Barry Marsala (C) Eric Valentine, Thomas Pollack | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Antonio Vera (SG) Billy Bunn | |
| 16:31 | Alabama | Barry Marsala lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Steven Brown | 34-25 |
| 16:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Hatchell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 15:46 | Alabama | Steven Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-28 |
| 15:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie grabs the board | 34-28 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Heath (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Marco Russo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rafael Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Barry Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Dema Stachurski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Antonio Vera (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Hatchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Peter Lehn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfredo Yazzie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski is hacked by Rafael Martinez - foul #1 on Rafael Martinez, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Hunter (PG), Louis Fox (SG), Luis Diener (PF), Thomas Pollack (C) Steven Brown, Donald Heath, Rafael Martinez, Barry Marsala | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Bunn (PG), Jason Pickett (SG), Carlos Neace (SF), Floyd Hadsell (PF), Timothy Gammill (C) Dema Stachurski, Antonio Vera, Robert Hatchell, Peter Lehn, Alfredo Yazzie | |
| 15:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Bunn is hacked by Norman Hunter - foul #1 on Norman Hunter, team foul #4 | 34-28 |
| 14:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Bunn misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Norman Hunter - foul #2 on Norman Hunter, team foul #5 | 34-28 |
| 14:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Bunn makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 14:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Bunn misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 14:57 | Alabama | Luis Diener gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 14:28 | Alabama | Louis Fox misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 14:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Gammill snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 14:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Floyd Hadsell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 14:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Carlos Neace tips it home | 34-31 |
| 13:52 | Alabama | Luis Diener hits a floater from the baseline set up by Thomas Pollack | 36-31 |
| 13:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Gammill can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Pollack - foul #3 on Thomas Pollack, team foul #6 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Brown (SF), Barry Marsala (C) Marco Russo, Thomas Pollack | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Antonio Vera (PG), Robert Hatchell (SF), Alfredo Yazzie (PF) Billy Bunn, Carlos Neace, Floyd Hadsell | |
| 13:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Gammill makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 13:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Gammill makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 13:34 | Alabama | Robert Hatchell steps in front of the Barry Marsala pass in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 13:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Gammill misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 13:22 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Barry Marsala | 36-33 |
| 13:06 | Alabama | Luis Diener misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 13:04 | Alabama | Luis Diener hits the follow up shot | 38-33 |
| 12:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Gammill is whistled for traveling | 38-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valentine (PG), Donald Heath (SF), Rafael Martinez (PF) Norman Hunter, Louis Fox, Luis Diener | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski (PG), Carlos Neace (SF), Peter Lehn (PF) Jason Pickett, Robert Hatchell, Timothy Gammill | |
| 12:24 | Alabama | Donald Heath is hacked by Dema Stachurski - foul #2 on Dema Stachurski, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| 12:11 | Alabama | Barry Marsala misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alfredo Yazzie - foul #3 on Alfredo Yazzie, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Pickett (SG), Timothy Gammill (C) Antonio Vera, Alfredo Yazzie | |
| 12:11 | Alabama | Barry Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 12:11 | Alabama | Barry Marsala misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 12:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Gammill grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 11:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Rafael Martinez steals it from Jason Pickett | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Valentine (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Steven Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Heath (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rafael Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Barry Marsala (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Dema Stachurski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Pickett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Carlos Neace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Lehn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Gammill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:21 | Alabama | Barry Marsala drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Rafael Martinez | 41-33 |
| 11:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Lehn hits the finger roll | 41-35 |
| 10:35 | Alabama | Donald Heath misses long on a floater in the paint | 41-35 |
| 10:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Lehn grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 10:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Carlos Neace is hacked by Donald Heath - foul #1 on Donald Heath, team foul #7 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Hunter (PG), Louis Fox (SG), Marco Russo (SF), Luis Diener (PF), Thomas Pollack (C) Eric Valentine, Steven Brown, Donald Heath, Rafael Martinez, Barry Marsala | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Bunn (PG), Robert Hatchell (SF), Floyd Hadsell (PF), Alfredo Yazzie (C) Dema Stachurski, Jason Pickett, Peter Lehn, Timothy Gammill | |
| 10:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Carlos Neace makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 10:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Carlos Neace makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 09:57 | Alabama | Norman Hunter is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Marco Russo | 44-37 |
| 09:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie is called for traveling | 44-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Antonio Vera (PG) Carlos Neace | |
| 09:09 | Alabama | Marco Russo is denied on a layup by Floyd Hadsell | 44-37 |
| 09:07 | Alabama | Thomas Pollack snags the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 08:53 | Alabama | Louis Fox misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 08:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 08:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Antonio Vera misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 08:31 | Alabama | Thomas Pollack pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 08:29 | Alabama | Norman Hunter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Martinez (PF), Barry Marsala (C) Luis Diener, Thomas Pollack | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Pickett (SG), Peter Lehn (PF), Timothy Gammill (C) Billy Bunn, Floyd Hadsell, Alfredo Yazzie | |
| 08:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Antonio Vera knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Jason Pickett | 44-39 |
| 07:42 | Alabama | Louis Fox steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valentine (PG), Steven Brown (SG) Norman Hunter, Louis Fox | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jonathan Dragoo (PG) Antonio Vera | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Valentine (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Steven Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marco Russo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rafael Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Barry Marsala (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jonathan Dragoo (fresh) SG - Jason Pickett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hatchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Lehn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Gammill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Hatchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Donald Heath (SF), Luis Diener (PF) Marco Russo, Barry Marsala | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie (C) Timothy Gammill | |
| 06:54 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez misses short on a shot from the right side | 44-39 |
| 06:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Pickett grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 06:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Brown takes the ball from Robert Hatchell | 44-39 |
| 06:43 | Alabama | Jonathan Dragoo is called for the reach on Eric Valentine in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Dragoo, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Louis Fox (SG) Eric Valentine | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski (PG), Billy Bunn (SG), Carlos Neace (SF), Floyd Hadsell (PF) Jonathan Dragoo, Jason Pickett, Robert Hatchell, Peter Lehn | |
| 06:18 | Alabama | Donald Heath comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 06:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Bunn grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 06:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Bunn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 06:04 | Alabama | Steven Brown snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 06:00 | Alabama | Louis Fox is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Luis Diener | 47-39 |
| 05:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Bunn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 05:45 | Alabama | Luis Diener pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 05:29 | Alabama | Donald Heath connects on the open driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Louis Fox and he's fouled by Carlos Neace - foul #1 on Carlos Neace, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Hunter (PG), Marco Russo (SF), Barry Marsala (C) Steven Brown, Luis Diener, Rafael Martinez | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jonathan Dragoo (PG), Antonio Vera (SG), Robert Hatchell (SF), Peter Lehn (PF), Timothy Gammill (C) Dema Stachurski, Billy Bunn, Carlos Neace, Floyd Hadsell, Alfredo Yazzie | |
| 05:29 | Alabama | Donald Heath misses the free throw | 49-39 |
| 05:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Hatchell grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 05:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Antonio Vera comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Barry Marsala - foul #1 on Barry Marsala, team foul #8 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Pollack (PF) Donald Heath | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 05:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Antonio Vera makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 05:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Antonio Vera makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 04:52 | Alabama | Louis Fox comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 04:51 | Alabama | Thomas Pollack tips it back up and in | 51-41 |
| 04:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Lehn misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 04:34 | Alabama | Marco Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 04:08 | Alabama | Barry Marsala buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Norman Hunter | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Jonathan Dragoo is fouled on the floor by Norman Hunter - foul #3 on Norman Hunter, team foul #9 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Brown (SG) Louis Fox | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Bunn (SG), Carlos Neace (SF), Floyd Hadsell (PF), Alfredo Yazzie (C) Antonio Vera, Robert Hatchell, Peter Lehn, Timothy Gammill | |
| 03:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Jonathan Dragoo makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 03:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Jonathan Dragoo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:57 | Alabama | Jonathan Dragoo is called for the reach on Norman Hunter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Dragoo, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski (PG) Jonathan Dragoo | |
| 03:57 | Alabama | Norman Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 03:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Floyd Hadsell snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Carlos Neace scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Floyd Hadsell | 53-45 |
| 03:47 | Alabama | Norman Hunter is called for traveling | 53-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rafael Martinez (SF), Luis Diener (PF) Marco Russo, Thomas Pollack | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 03:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Floyd Hadsell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 53-45 |
| 03:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie can't tip it in | 53-45 |
| 03:21 | Alabama | Barry Marsala pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Hunter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rafael Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luis Diener (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Barry Marsala (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Dema Stachurski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Bunn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carlos Neace (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Floyd Hadsell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Alfredo Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Alabama | Billy Bunn is called for the reach on Steven Brown - foul #1 on Billy Bunn, team foul #8 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valentine (PG), Marco Russo (SF) Norman Hunter, Barry Marsala | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 03:14 | Alabama | Steven Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 03:14 | Alabama | Steven Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 03:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Floyd Hadsell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Dema Stachurski | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:40 | Alabama | Luis Diener is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 55-48 |
| 02:39 | Alabama | Luis Diener can't tip it in | 55-48 |
| 02:37 | Alabama | Marco Russo grabs the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 02:37 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Hunter (PG), Louis Fox (SG), Barry Marsala (C) Eric Valentine, Steven Brown, Rafael Martinez | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Pickett (SG) Billy Bunn | |
| 02:25 | Alabama | Luis Diener knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Norman Hunter | 57-48 |
| 02:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Lehn (PF), Timothy Gammill (C) Floyd Hadsell, Alfredo Yazzie | |
| 02:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski misses the easy layup | 57-48 |
| 02:05 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Barry Marsala | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:02 | Alabama | Norman Hunter is fouled in the backcourt by Dema Stachurski - foul #3 on Dema Stachurski, team foul #9 | 57-48 |
| 02:02 | Alabama | Norman Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 02:02 | Alabama | Norman Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 01:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Carlos Neace misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-48 |
| 01:39 | Alabama | Marco Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 01:36 | Alabama | Carlos Neace is called for the reach on Marco Russo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carlos Neace, team foul #10 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Brown (PG), Donald Heath (SG), Rafael Martinez (PF), Thomas Pollack (C) Norman Hunter, Louis Fox, Luis Diener, Barry Marsala | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Antonio Vera (PG), Billy Bunn (SG), Floyd Hadsell (PF), Alfredo Yazzie (C) Dema Stachurski, Jason Pickett, Peter Lehn, Timothy Gammill | |
| 01:36 | Alabama | Marco Russo makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 01:36 | Alabama | Marco Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 01:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 01:21 | Alabama | Donald Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 01:06 | Alabama | Donald Heath comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 61-48 |
| 01:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 00:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Bunn banks in the layup set up by Floyd Hadsell | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Alabama | Marco Russo is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Vera - foul #3 on Antonio Vera, team foul #11 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valentine (PG) Donald Heath | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:57 | Alabama | Marco Russo misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:57 | Alabama | Marco Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 62-50 |
| 00:49 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez grabs the board | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez is alone and drills a floater from the left wing set up by Eric Valentine | 64-50 |
| 00:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Bunn misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-50 |
| 00:34 | Alabama | Marco Russo snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| 00:30 | Alabama | Eric Valentine's pass is intercepted by Floyd Hadsell | 64-50 |
| 00:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-53 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Eric Valentine runs out the clock | 64-53 |